Psychology & Habits Writer
Marisol Vega
Marisol covers attention, habit formation and digital wellbeing, how minds actually change, in language you can retell.
Last updated: August 2026
Articles by Marisol Vega
Knowledge Nuggets · 9 min read
Loss Aversion Explained: Why Losses Hurt Twice as Much as Wins
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
The Anchoring Effect: Why the First Number You See Wins
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
Why Time Seems to Speed Up as You Get Older
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Halo Effect: Why First Impressions Color Everything
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Cocktail Party Effect: How Your Brain Picks One Voice From the Noise
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
Cognitive Dissonance Explained: Why Your Brain Hates Being Wrong
Learning Science · 7 min read
The Dunning-Kruger Effect, Explained
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Sunk Cost Fallacy: Why You Finish Books You Hate
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Hawthorne Effect Explained: Does Being Watched Change How You Perform?
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Overjustification Effect: Why Rewards Can Kill Curiosity
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
Does Background Music Help You Focus?
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Mere Exposure Effect: Why Familiar Things Feel True and Likable
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Spotlight Effect: Why Nobody Notices Your Mistakes
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Frequency Illusion Explained: Why You Suddenly See It Everywhere
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Identity-Based Habits: Why Who You Are Beats What You Do
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Is Willpower Overrated? What Research Says About Self-Control
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Attention Restoration Theory: Why Nature Resets Your Focus
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Environment Design: Why Willpower Is Overrated
Learning Science · 9 min read
The Pygmalion Effect: How Expectations Quietly Shape What You Learn
Knowledge Nuggets · 8 min read
The Bystander Effect Explained: Why Good People Freeze in a Crowd
Habits & Attention · 9 min read
What Is a Flow State? The Psychology of Getting Lost in What You Do
Habits & Attention · 9 min read
The Pomodoro Technique Explained: Why 25 Minutes Works
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
The Multitasking Myth: Why Your Brain Can Only Do One Thing at a Time
Habits & Attention · 9 min read
Why You Hit Learning Plateaus (and How to Break Through)
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Parkinson's Law: Why Work Expands to Fill the Time You Give It
Habits & Attention · 10 min read
The Planning Fallacy: Why You Always Think You Will Start Learning Tomorrow
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Commitment Devices: How to Outsmart Your Future Self
Knowledge Nuggets · 7 min read
The Asch Conformity Experiment, Explained
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Tip of the Tongue Phenomenon: Why Words Get Stuck
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Why Do We Procrastinate? The Psychology of Present Bias
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
The Doorway Effect: Why Walking Into a Room Makes You Forget
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Decision Fatigue Explained: Why Your Willpower Fades by Evening
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Two-Minute Rule Explained: Why Tiny Starts Beat Big Plans
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Is the 8-Second Attention Span Real? The Goldfish Myth, Debunked
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Goal Gradient Effect: Why You Try Harder Near the Finish Line
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Peak-End Rule: Why Endings Decide What You Remember
Habits & Attention · 6 min read
Temptation Bundling: The Psychology Trick That Makes Habits Stick
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
Implementation Intentions: The If-Then Plan That Makes Habits Stick
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
Is Googling Everything Bad for Your Memory? Cognitive Offloading Explained
Learning Science · 8 min read
Desirable Difficulty: Why the Best Learning Feels a Little Hard
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Why Boredom Is Good for Your Brain (and Why You Should Stop Killing It)
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Why Curiosity Feels So Good: The Psychology of the Itch to Know
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
The Psychology of Streaks: Why They Work, and When They Backfire
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Attention Residue: Why Your Brain Stays Stuck on the Last Task
Habits & Attention · 7 min read
The Fresh Start Effect: Why New Beginnings Supercharge Your Habits
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
The Zeigarnik Effect: Why Unfinished Lessons Stick in Your Head
Learning Science · 8 min read
Retrieval Practice: The Single Most Underrated Study Technique
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Digital Minimalism for People Who Love Their Phones
Learning Science · 9 min read
Why Your Brain Loves Stories (And Forgets Bullet Points)
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
The Dopamine Loop: Why You Reach for Your Phone 96 Times a Day
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Habit Stacking: The Science of Attaching New Habits to Old Ones
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
Screen Time Guilt Is Useless. Here's What Works Instead
Habits & Attention · 8 min read
The 5-Minute Morning Learning Routine (That Actually Survives Real Mornings)
Learning Science · 9 min read
The Forgetting Curve: Why You Lose 70% of What You Learn in 24 Hours
Habits & Attention · 10 min read
How to Replace Doomscrolling With 2-Minute Learning (A 60-Day Method)
Learning Science · 10 min read
Brain Training vs. Real Learning: What the Science Actually Says
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