"Time's gonna pass either way. Might as well do the hard one." Research says over time we regret what we didn't do more than what we did.

Daydreaming about your success can drain the energy you need to achieve it. Two decades of research from NYU psychologist Gabriele Oettingen, and the four-step method that works better.

You open Instagram for "just a second" and suddenly your good week feels like failure. Research on why comparison hurts, and the only comparison that's fair.

Perfectionism rarely looks like perfectionism. It looks like "just one more tweak." Research shows it's been rising for decades. Here's how to loosen its grip.

You're never caught up, so you never take a break. Research found short breaks of 10 minutes or less boost energy and reduce fatigue. Why rest is part of the work.

Most of us are great coaches for other people and terrible coaches for ourselves. A simple self-talk trick from research that sounds a little silly and actually works.

Job seekers who hunted for the very best option earned about 20% more and felt worse about it. Why "good enough" is a smarter strategy for most business decisions.

"I didn't want to bother anyone." "They'll probably say no." Research says people say yes about twice as often as we expect. How to ask so they do.

The kids are asleep and your brain starts reading your to-do list back to you. A five-minute habit that helped people fall asleep about nine minutes faster.

It's 11:40 p.m. and you're replaying a two-line email from your biggest client. Research says about 91% of worries never come true. Here's how to prove it to yourself.

Feeling like a fraud tends to show up in people who are good at what they do. Where the "impostor phenomenon" came from, how common it really is, and what actually helps.

We dread being idle, and being busy genuinely makes us happier. That's exactly why busywork is such a good hiding place. What research on "idleness aversion" means for your business.

You think everyone's watching. The research says they're mostly not. What an embarrassing Barry Manilow T-shirt experiment teaches about posting content, raising prices, and hitting publish.

You're not bad at managing your time. You're very good at managing your mood. What procrastination research says is really going on, and how to match the fix to the feeling.

A famous study said calling yourself a "voter" instead of "voting" changes behavior. Then it failed to replicate. What that means for identity, and how you actually become someone who finishes things.

"But I've already put so much into it" might be the most expensive thought in business. What a 1985 theater-ticket experiment reveals about sunk costs, and a simple test for knowing when to quit.

"Grow the business" isn't a goal. It's a mood. Thirty-five years of goal research explains why you keep avoiding it, and how to make it something you can do on Tuesday.