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Why It's Not Too Late To Make A New Year's Resolution

Why It's Not Too Late To Make A New Year's Resolution This week we're talking about New Year's resolutions. In several experiments, researchers found when people used second or third person self-talk they reported feeling less anxious and actually performed better in challenging situations—in one case, giving a speech before a bunch of strangers with no time to prepare. Researchers studying West Point students found cadets with strong internal motivations fared better than those with instrumental motivations. Well, as Shankar discusses with Audie Cornish in the episode, there are plenty of days coming up with plenty of symbolic power—the start of Aquarius, Monday, our producer Kara's birthday.

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