The blog
Sleep, habits, mornings, money.
Long-form writing on the actual science of waking up, the behavioural economics of habit change, and the tactics that hold past week three.
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A consistent wake-up routine backed by circadian science
A wake-up routine you can hold for a year, not a week — grounded in the small number of things circadian research actually confirms matter.
habitspracticalcircadian - 7 min read
How to wake up early for exam prep (UPSC, CAT, JEE, NEET) without burning out
The 4-a.m. topper videos are lying to you. Here's a wake-up strategy for serious exam prep that will still be working in month five.
studentspracticalconsistency - 6 min read
Commitment devices: the psychology of betting on yourself
From Odysseus to stickK, humans have spent millennia inventing structures that bind their future selves. Here's what actually makes one work.
psychologybehaviour - 6 min read
The science of loss aversion — why money makes habits stick
Losing ₹100 hurts about twice as much as gaining ₹100 feels good. That asymmetry is why staking money against a habit works when good intentions don't.
psychologysciencebehaviour - 6 min read
How to actually stop hitting snooze
Willpower tips don't work at 6am, because the you at 6am is a different person. Here's what works — designed around who you actually are when the alarm rings.
habitspractical - 6 min read
What is social jet lag — and how to fix it
You don't get on a plane; the plane comes to you. The gap between your weekday and weekend wake time is a real physiological load — and it's fixable.
circadianscienceconsistency - 7 min read
Why waking up at the same time every day matters more than waking up early
Almost everything you've read about mornings is about pushing your alarm earlier. The evidence points somewhere else: same time, every day.
circadianconsistencyscience