From the August 2019 issue of Massachusetts General Hospital's Mind, Mood, & Memory (MMM)
Ask the Doctor: Habit Formation; Education Levels & Mental Health; One Key Memory Strategy
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Q: Is there any truth to the old line that if you do something for 30 days in a row it turns it into a habit? A: The root of this popular idea actually goes back to the writings of Maxwell Maltz. He was a surgeon in the 1960s who wrote a self-help book that […]