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A Stanford scientist shares a simple way to stick with good habits even when you're feeling lazy

Shana LebowitzJan 5, 2017, 23:48 IST

BJ Fogg.Jesse Knish/Getty

With the New Year comes new expectations: that you'll be productive and energized and motivated all the time. Go you!

This is kind of silly. Realistically, there will be times - a lot of times - when you're lazy and unmotivated to do anything.

The key is to anticipate that laziness and prepare for it.

That's according to BJ Fogg, a psychologist and director of the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford.

If you want to make healthy behaviors easier, Fogg says, it's not about trying to increase your motivation so much as taking advantage of motivation when you do have it.

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