Every day we make hundreds of choices that affect our well-being, both short-term and long. Most of these choices we make without giving them much thought. For example, I'm betting most of us brushed our teeth this morning without too much introspection. When health-promoting behaviors get incorporated into our daily routines and become habitual, this … Continue reading Prompts and Behaviors
Magic Wand Survey Insights
Earlier this month we shared some aggregate results of our challenge survey question, "If you could wave a magic wand and improve one specific aspect of your personal health and/or well-being, what would it be?" Today, we wanted to delve beyond the surface for a few insights we've gleaned from this data, plus share some of … Continue reading Magic Wand Survey Insights
Temptation Bundling
As the employee wellness team, our job is to help inspire & motivate MUS employees to take better care of themselves through healthy lifestyle choices. Thus, we are continually talking about positive behavior change; not only about what changes would be good to make, but just as important, how to make those new behaviors stick. Most … Continue reading Temptation Bundling
Building Successful Architecture
...given a choice, humans follow the path of least resistance...we like easy. Our March Challenge involves setting up your surrounding environment to help you achieve your goals. This is sometimes referred to as behavioral or choice architecture. According to Dr. B.J. Fogg, who is a world leader on this subject, human beings can be summed … Continue reading Building Successful Architecture
You must be logged in to post a comment.