Nail-biting, procrastination and avoidance are often framed as bad habits we can't control, but a new psychology book argues that they’re more like survival strategies that may have once protected us.

Patterns that look self-defeating often have a deeper logic, according to a new psychological analysis by Charlie Heriot-Maitland, a clinical psychologist whose work examines why people harm ...

In trying to hyper-optimize our lives, we’re likely to prune our habits and value systems more harshly than required. Here’s why. Most people assume their “bad habits” reveal something unflattering ...

It is commonly called procrastination. But in some cases, it is not just a mental reason, but a lack of nutrients in our bodies, that can also be a major reason behind the habit of procrastination.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New psychology research explains why nail-biting, procrastination and self-criticism may stem from the brain’s survival instincts.