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The Gratitude Practice Built into the Annosa App

Listen to the article, "A Two-Minute Bedtime Habit That Measurably Reduces Burnout." Exhausted health care workers practiced for fifteen days, and a year later, researche

If You’re Avoiding Your One Thing

Listen to the article, "How to Avoid Avoidant Behavior." Why is this simple thing so hard? Tasks like saying “no” take thirty seconds. Here’s why they can still feel impo

Acceptance Practice

Listen to the article, "How to Deal with Discomfort." The most effective response to a hard feeling is the one your instincts will fight.

What to Do When you Lose your Streak

Listen to the article, "What to Do When you Lose your Streak." Repeat after me: All. Is. Not. Lost. When researchers tested more than 50 programs designed to get people t

What to Do When you Lose your Streak

Listen to the article, "What to Do When You Lose Your Streak." Repeat after me: All. Is. Not. Lost. When researchers tested more than 50 programs designed to get people t

The Gratitude Practice Built into the Annosa App

Listen to the article, "A Two-Minute Bedtime Habit That Measurably Reduces Burnout." Exhausted health care workers practiced for fifteen days, and a year later, researche

Acceptance Process

Listen to the article, "How to Deal with Discomfort." The most effective response to a hard feeling is the one your instincts will fight.

Change is Easier When It’s Shared

Wanting to make a change might get you to the starting line, but other people are the secret sauce for staying in the game.

7 Ways to Help Someone Do a Hard Thing

Being an effective "accountability partner" is about coaching rather than policing. Most of us unintentionally undermine the people we are trying to support. A good accou

Follow Through on Your Best Intentions

This article, “How an Ideal Ordinary Day Can Help You Follow Through on Your Best Intentions,” gives you a method for stacking HIBs by designating anchors for several hab

How to Get Into a Habit Faster, According to Research

This article, “How to Get Into a Habit Faster, According to Research” will give you an idea for how long you’ll need to keep a single HIB/One Thing before it starts to fe

September is the New January

One of the first things you’ll do in the Annosa app is identify what you want to feel more of in your life; some background on that is in “September Is the New January”.

What if the Most Powerful Drug We Have Isn’t a Drug?

This article provides some background on Lifestyle Medicine. The Annosa program is considered an “Intensive Therapeutic Lifestyle Change” program by healthcare providers,

Visualizing Your Success Could Cost You the Race

Curious about the obstacle planning step in the Annosa app? This article explains why it's so important.

Smaller than a Goal, Better than Nothing

Wondering why you're asked to designate a "Better Than Nothing" behavior in the Annosa app? Designating your BTN behavior is arguably the most important part of habit for

How Self-Awareness Makes Every Habit Easier

The first habit we will all form together is the Daily Reflection. This article explains why.

Doing Something Because You "Should" Is Exactly Why You Won't

You will only be successful in making lifestyle changes by identifying something positive that you want (rather than trying to fix something about yourself). If you don't

How to Disappoint People

How to give yourself permission to take care of yourself if you're struggling under the weight of other people's expectations.

You Don't Need a Nobel Prize-Winning Purpose

Tips for fostering more purpose and meaning in your life, even if you feel stuck.

When to Take Your Wearable Off

Explains what the metrics we show you on the Annosa app homepage are (and also reveals what a true gadget nerd I am).