“New year, new me” – every teenage girl on Instagram* The New Year seems like an ideal time to make resolutions because it feels like a fresh start. We are drawn to important dates, like the start of a new year, new month, or even a new week, to begin our goals. But how many of us fall into the trap of making the same New Year’s resolutions over and over again? And how many of us scoff when other people tell us of their grand goals and ambitions, certain that their plans will have fallen by the wayside in mid-January? I never keep my resolutions so this year I’m going to eat more chocolate, exercise less and spend more money. It’s one thing to make resolutions, but another thing entirely to keep them. Since my New Year’s resolution is to blog once a week, I’m starting with five science-backed ways to keep your New Year’s resolutions.
Perhaps I should only let myself eat doughnuts while writing my blog? What’s your new year’s resolution (and how are you planning to achieve it?). I’d love to hear from you – please leave a comment below. If you have found any of these tips interesting or useful, please share with a friend. This is only a little blog in a big, big internet, but I’d love to get my writing out there for everyone to enjoy. On that note, goodbye 2017, and bring on 2018! *If you are a teenage girl on Instagram, I sincerely apologise. I’m sure you’re an exception. Acknowledgements: The idea for this article and some of the supporting research was inspired by the Hidden Brain podcast. I’m new to the world of social science research and the podcast gave me a great starting point to find some of the above papers. If you’ve ever wondered whether the way you park says something about you, or how to teach monkeys to use money, check out their podcast here.
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Kieran
29/12/2017 08:46:39 pm
Awesome! I'm definitely trying these out!
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Chris
30/12/2017 09:23:51 pm
Keeps me motivated good work Emi
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