We look at the role of rewards and positive reinforcement in habit formation as we learn how to optimize our external conditions—our environments—to support us on our way.

08 Willpower, Motivation, and Habits

We share a little story of an aspiring writer who experimented with adding structure to his environment to build a new habit.

07 Willpower, Motivation, and Habits

We look at four crucial elements that psychologists have identified in how we make new habits.

06 Willpower, Motivation, and Habits

We share a short 8-minute video from author and speaker James Clear about how to design our physical environments to better support our goals.

05 Willpower, Motivation, and Habits

We take a beat to talk about the reasons why we may feel unmotivated. Are we bored, or do we need a break to restore our mental bandwidth?

04 Willpower, Motivation, and Habits

In this issue we consider what to do when we feel unmotivated. Is waiting around for the feeling to “strike” the best approach?

03 Willpower, Motivation, and Habits

We often think that we just need more willpower to shift our habits and achieve our aims. We uncover what psychological research has to say about it.

02 Willpower, Motivation, and Habits

In this newsletter, we go into some of the science of how habits are made, as we begin a series exploring the connection between habits, environments, and willpower.

01 Willpower, Motivation, and Habits

Anne is a visual artist and environmental psychologist with a knack for bringing SEE to life. Follow along this year as she shares stories from the crossroads of art, life, and environmental psychology.

We share an NYT article and some small experiments that can help us recognize our current technology habits and adjust our behaviors to better align with our goals.

reDirect had quite an amazing year in 2024! We’ve grown in staff, in programming, in collaborations, in aspirations, all of which deserve a brief moment of reflection. Bonus: we share some SEE-related book recommendations at the end.

This month we caught up with one of our 2024 fellows, Jason Krick, to hear about his work with the Office of Sustainability and Innovations in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

This month we discuss how to care for our brains and support our mental bandwidth. We share a few blog posts that go into detail about mental restoration. Learn how work culture impacts how we think about breaks, and explore the kinds of breaks that help us regain focus and clarity.

Traci leads our SEE Learning cohort in Colorado. In a brief interview, we check in on the 2024 cohort and find out what SEE concepts have had an outsized impact on Traci’s work.

Katherine leads our greater St. Louis grantee cohort. She was introduced to SEE in grad school and shares how it has influenced her consulting work in conservation and sustainability.