
Why New Habits Don’t Stick – and the Simple Strategy that Does
The truth is, most of us struggle to form new habits because we underestimate how much energy they require. Every new behavior adds decisions, mental effort, and willpower to our already busy days. We start out enthusiastically, but our motivation quickly fades when life gets busy, stressful, or unpredictable. That’s why so many resolutions fall by the wayside within a few weeks: the system relies too much on our mood or energy at the moment, rather than being anchored in our actual daily routines. One of the smartest ways to overcome this is through “habit stacking”: pairing a new habit with






































