Sticky habits: how to make good habits stick

Most of us know what we need to do to help us feel well and often blame ourselves for lacking the willpower or time to do them. But the problem isn’t willpower and it isn’t time. We can all build heathier habits to help us age well and thrive. Neuroscience shows that lasting habits form when we create a ‘habit loop’, making behaviours automatic rather than something we need to think about. As part of Learning at Work Week 2026, we launched 'Small changes, big impact: rethinking wellbeing: a toolkit to support ageing well in midlife and beyond'. In partnership with The Open University and funded by the Hallmark Foundation, the toolkit and webinar series introduces evidence-based, practical ways to build ‘sticky’ and ‘stackable’ habits that fit naturally into your working day and everyday life. Find out more and request the toolkit: https://bit.ly/4dQLyq5 Delivered by Juliette Collier, Campaign for Learning, and Dr Jitka Vseteckova, The Open University on 18 May 2026