JAMES CLEAR

Behavior modification teaches us that we repeat behaviors that make us feel good. What’s your payoff for not changing? 

Until the goal becomes larger than the payoff, you’re always going to choose feeling good over feeling uncomfortable.

Speech patterns correlate to particular behaviors. This includes how language can influence people's buying decisions or social media use.

When we understand what groups of people say and why, it can help to bring those people together.

One of the best ways to deal with negative emotions, in us or in others, is through acceptance. It allows us to build better compassion for how they might present themselves and why.

Acceptance allows us to change how we might respond to negative emotions and develop behaviors that are mean...