Iron Nun – The Woman who conquered Ironman at 82 – Story of Grit and Perseverance

A nun looked outside her window on a beautiful morning as the cool breeze blew across on the streets outside as if inviting her to come out. She looked at herself for a while before taking the first tentative steps outside, feeling the warmth of the early morning sun on her cold face while breathing …

How Layout Change in a Hospital Cafeteria Reduced Soda Consumption– Role of Environment in Changing and Sustaining Habits

How does one home in Hungary became a Chess powerhouse with all three girls performing exceedingly well in that sport? What are the chances of ‘you’ gaining weight if most of your friends are obese, even if they don’t even live in the same city? How a café inside a hospital increased water consumption by …

The 1% Rule

What’s better, wait for a perfect day to begin exercising/writing/reading or commence no matter howsoever small. What most people do is they want to begin with a ‘big bang’.  So, we make new year resolutions, make a commitment to self or to a spouse or someone we know to reduce weight or to start reading …

How Incremental Improvements Help in Developing Habits and Achieving Goals

Vicky was watching a thriller on TV and was awestruck with the way the hero had maintained himself so well, although in his 50’s, anyone could easily pass him off as a 30 year old.  His eyes then focused on his own paunch, prompting feelings of self-pity and misery.  Just in his late 20’s, he …

‘2’ secrets of new routines/habits

A lot of us may have heard the old adage, human being are creatures of habits.  Our brain is smart enough to understand where to take short cuts and use this information to minimize energy consumption while maximizing productivity. Habits are like shortcuts, helping us accomplish a task with limited resources while trying to conserve …