The Science of If-Then Planning: A Practical Way to Build Better Habits
Good intentions are useful, but research suggests that people are more likely to act when they decide in advance what they will do when a specific situation occurs.
Skills, learning, health and habits that compound over time.
Good intentions are useful, but research suggests that people are more likely to act when they decide in advance what they will do when a specific situation occurs.
The challenge for schools is not deciding whether AI exists. It is designing learning so that students use powerful tools without outsourcing the thinking education is meant to develop.
Evidence from African countries using malaria vaccines suggests that vaccination can prevent child deaths, but vaccines must be combined with other malaria-control tools.
The world's health picture contains genuine progress and serious warning signs at the same time. The latest WHO data show why both stories matter.
Technical and vocational education is often discussed as an alternative to university. That framing misses its strongest advantage: it can provide practical skills that connect directly to real production, infrastructure and services.
A career can no longer be treated as a one-time investment made when someone leaves school. Technology, business models and employer expectations change throughout working life, which makes continued learning a practical form of career protection.
Good decisions are rarely produced by asking only, 'What should I do?' A stronger process begins by asking better questions.
Most major changes in life are less dramatic than people expect. A useful habit repeated consistently can produce a larger result than an ambitious plan followed for three days.
Sleep can look unproductive because nothing visible is being produced while we sleep. Biologically, however, sleep is active time for the body and brain, supporting attention, learning, mood and physical health.
Physical activity is often presented as something that requires a gym, expensive equipment or a strict fitness programme. Public-health guidance tells a simpler story: movement counts, and regular activity is beneficial even when it is built into ordinary life.