There’s something about spring that seems like a fresh start. It’s still a second chance at a new year, a time to get everything in order and set some goals.

January is a great time to get a fresh start on your fitness. Even if you don't buy into the conceit of resolutions, for many of us the new year is the first time in months we haven't been buried under holiday and end-of-year stresses. Time to work on a new goal! What's it going to be?

The end of the year is a time for reflection. We all have ups and downs, but a recent study suggests you'll be happier if you keep your walk down memory lane focused on a few specific types of memories.

If you really want to spice up a New Year's Eve party, you don't want to rely on some boring old TV announcer or phone to tell you the time. Over on Soldering Station, they show you how to build your own countdown clock. 

Getting healthy and fit is the most common new year's resolution for most people. If you want to achieve that goal -- or any goal in the new year, psychologists recommend these three strategies.

I know that it's a bit silly. I understand it's probably not the most productive and valuable time to be making big changes in your life.

I'm also aware that I have a snowball's chance in hell of actually following through with that.

All that being said, I still make New Year's resolutions. I can't help myself.

It may seem like New Year's Resolutions are completely arbitrary, but it might actually make sense to wait for January 1st to roll around. A new study says that landmarks like Mondays and New Year's Day help us dissociate from our older "negative" self.

If you made New Year resolutions, chances are that if you're not already failing, you will be soon. In the end, most people do. I know I fail. What's worse, you're probably undermining your resolutions and don't even know it. Here's how I put an end to my resolution sabotage.

Resolutions are a yearly tradition. Unfortunately, so is failing to keep them. In fact, 81 per cent of resolutions fail within two years. In this post, we're going to walk through the basics of how to make a resolution that sticks, then apply those ideas to five of the most common types of resolutions.

Most new year's resolutions are doomed to failure, either because they're vague and difficult to accomplish, aren't real goals or are lacking a plan to get from here to there. iDoneThis is a new web app that takes your goals and habits you want to build, reminds you to work towards them daily or weekly (you can choose), and puts you on a virtual team of people with similar goals so you can work together and support each other.

We've shared a number of tips on how to make lasting resolutions during the new year, but if you're at a loss for good resolutions this year, here are some good ones that are surprisingly easy to keep.

New Year's Eve might be the best party night of the year, but it can also be the most stressful, from losing your phone to the far more perilous trip home. Here are a few things you can do now to stay safe and sane this New Year's.

If you're using calorie counts in your diet plan, you might want to leave a little more buffer space. Researchers have found some notable calories discrepancies between what's given out on health fact sheets and what independent lab tests discover.

If you're tired of all the New Year's Resolution talk and just want to focus on the nitty-gritty of adopting a new habit in 2010, the Six Changes Method can help.

One of the biggest points of failure in New Year's resolutions is a lack of scaffolding. If you want to ensure lasting and positive change you have to structure the change in a manageable and reasonable way.

Blogger Kirby is trying something new for 2010. Actually, it's not entirely new — it's what he used to do, before blog feeds, Twitter, home video streaming and other ever-present distractions ate up his time. It's a Slow Media Diet.

Nothing but the strength of your convictions can keep a self-improvement promise going for at least 365 days. You can, however, boost your chance at success and outwit your worst habits with some motivational devices and clever thinking.

We do our best to encourage positive change and goal-setting all year around Lifehacker HQ, but that doesn't change the fact that a new year — hell, a new decade —i sn't a great time for a fresh start.