new year’s resolutions
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It’s Ok to Feel Meh about New Year’s Resolutions This Year
At the beginning of each year, many people make vows to either do or not do something to improve their life in some way. The fresh start of a new year is magically equated with a fresh start to life and often imbued with renewed hope that this year things will be better. As we…
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Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions With These Five Psychology Rules
We are creatures of habit. Between a third and half of our behaviour is habitual, according to research estimates. Unfortunately, our bad habits compromise our health, wealth and happiness.
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You Don’t Need A Resolution, You Need Priorities
The days of resolution setting are days of big dreams. You’re going to have a good year, a great January. You’ll finally pick up that exercise habit, or write that book, or clean your house—any of which are possible, once you decide what other thing has to give.
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Use The ‘Swarm Of Bs’ Technique To Successfully Form New Habits
1If you want to stick to your New Year’s Resolution or any new habit, don’t hinge it on a single behaviour. Instead, come up with as many different behaviours as you can think of—or what Stanford social behavioural scientist BJ Fogg calls a “Swarm of Bs.”