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Develop a Growth Mindset

Develop a Growth Mindset
At the beginning of the study, students with fixed and growth mindsets showed no differences in math scores. However, over the two years of the study, the math scores of students with a growth mindset exceeded the scores of students with a fixed mindset. Students who believed that intelligence was malleable pursued their learning goals more diligently and were more likely to believe that working hard was necessary for learning than those who thought intelligence was fixed.
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Eat Breakfast or Skip It?

Eat Breakfast or Skip It?
Breakfasts that contained larger amounts of protein (30 grams of more), more energy (more than 350 calories), and which consisted of solid foods (as opposed to liquids) led to greater appetite control and satiety compared to breakfast skipping.
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If You Sit a Lot, Read this

If You Sit a Lot, Read this
The risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality increased even more as the amount of TV viewing increased. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes increased linearly as either total sedentary behavior or amount of TV viewing increased. For all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, risk increased above a threshold of 6-8 hours per day of total sitting and 3-4 hours per day of TV viewing, respectively. Do yourself a favor and trade one hour of TV viewing or other sitting time for one hour of moderate-intensity exercise each day.
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Mindset Matters in Defusing Chronic Stress

Mindset Matters in Defusing Chronic Stress
A person with a stress-is-enhancing mindset believes that stress can improve stress-related outcomes such as performance and productivity. On the other hand, a person with a stress-is-debilitating mindset believers that stress worsens stress-related outcomes.
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