Making any New Year’s resolutions? Here are some tips to help make them stick
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Making any New Year’s resolutions? Here are some tips to help make them stick

Associated Press  

LONDON — As the new year dawns, so too does the opportunity for change. “It might be more helpful to say, you’re only going to have dessert on the weekends and for special occasions.” Behavioral health experts recommend breaking ambitious goals into smaller targets, like swapping at least one snack for fruit and vegetables or getting some exercise for 10 minutes every day. Focus on goals A study of New Year’s resolutions published in 2020 found that people who focus on specific goals are more successful than those simply trying to kick bad habits. Among the 55% of people who said they’d kept their resolutions after one year, nearly 60% of them had made resolutions involving goals versus 47% of those focused on avoiding certain behaviors. Russell said it makes “no sense at all” to make resolutions pegged to the calendar year, given that winter is typically a time of hibernation for much of the natural world.

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How to keep your New Year's resolutions going past January - and what to do if you slip up
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How to keep your New Year's resolutions going past January - and what to do if you slip up

Daily Mail  

Understanding how the brain works is key when it comes to sticking to goals Every January, millions of people vow to change their lives. Whether it's quitting smoking, going to the gym, or losing weight, New Year's resolutions come with the promise of a fresh start. Chris Meaden, a leading trauma and anxiety therapist, trusted by royalty and celebrities alike, …

Why am I struggling with my New Year’s resolutions already?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why am I struggling with my New Year’s resolutions already?

The Independent  

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A note on the issue: Be curious, feel better
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A note on the issue: Be curious, feel better

Live Mint  

It’s that time of the year when resolve is weakening, rash new year decisions are being regretted, those three litres of water aren’t being drunk, and chocolate and chips are creeping back into the diet. For some reason, we tend to punish ourselves at the start of every year, setting goals that are mostly about looking better or doing more, …

Take it from me as a life coach: ditch your new year’s resolutions
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Take it from me as a life coach: ditch your new year’s resolutions

The Independent  

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What I’ve learnt from all my failed new year’s resolutions
2 months, 4 weeks ago

What I’ve learnt from all my failed new year’s resolutions

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One year at university, I randomly …

Experts reveal the 'secret' on keeping to your New Year's resolutions this time - as figures show two thirds of people abandon theirs
3 months ago

Experts reveal the 'secret' on keeping to your New Year's resolutions this time - as figures show two thirds of people abandon theirs

Daily Mail  

Experts have revealed what they believe to be the 'secret' to maintaining your New Year's resolutions this time around, with the answer proving to be simpler than you'd expect. Speaking to the Telegraph, Benjamin Gardener, the study's director and head of the Habit Application and Theory Group at the University of Surrey, said: 'When we're trying to make positive changes …

10 New Year resolutions most likely to be broken; Lose weight, quit smoking, family time and more
3 months ago

10 New Year resolutions most likely to be broken; Lose weight, quit smoking, family time and more

Live Mint  

New Year’s resolutions inspire change, but many are difficult to maintain and often abandoned due to unrealistic goals or life’s distractions. Daily Routine “This year, I’ll wake up at 5 AM!” By week two, it’s snooze city, and waking up before noon feels like an Olympic achievement. Learn a New Skill “I’ll learn French this year!” Cut to: January 10th, …

Take it from me as a life coach: ditch your New Year’s resolutions
3 months ago

Take it from me as a life coach: ditch your New Year’s resolutions

The Independent  

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Happy New Year 2025: Here are the top 10 most popular New Year resolutions
3 months ago

Happy New Year 2025: Here are the top 10 most popular New Year resolutions

Hindustan Times  

As 2024 comes to an end and the New Year approaches, signalling a fresh start, people enthusiastically embrace the opportunity for a ‘new me’ by setting resolutions. But it’s time to be positive and turn over a new leaf and new you as you actually commit to your resolutions this year. Here are some of the popular resolutions: Fitness Every …

How to stick to your new year resolutions beyond January
3 months, 1 week ago

How to stick to your new year resolutions beyond January

India Today  

As the New Year rolls in, many of us set grand resolutions—losing weight, exercising more, learning a new skill, or managing finances better. In fact, studies show that nearly 80% of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by February. Here’s how to stick to your New Year resolutions well into the year: SET SPECIFICS AND ACHIEVABLE GOALS One of the main …

Why now (December) is a better time to start your New Year resolutions
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why now (December) is a better time to start your New Year resolutions

India Today  

At the start of every new year, many people create a list of resolutions to improve their lives. Psychologists, meanwhile, have an innovative solution to making your new year resolutions – start them in December. Start your new year resolution right away Experts say that starting new year resolutions in December can improve the chances of sustaining them. However, many …

New Year's Resolutions Often Set Us Up To Fail. Here Are 8 Tips For Success.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New Year's Resolutions Often Set Us Up To Fail. Here Are 8 Tips For Success.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s that time of year! There’s nothing wrong with having these goals, she explained, but “sustaining them without genuine internal motivation will be challenging.” One example might be to exercise three times a week. “They’ll say things like, I want to lose X amount of weight, but the goal is really the habit change that will get …

My new year’s resolution? Be kinder to myself
1 year, 2 months ago

My new year’s resolution? Be kinder to myself

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s Christmas!” New year adverts: “Look at what you’ve …

8 expert-backed ways to make your New Year health resolutions last past mid-January
1 year, 2 months ago

8 expert-backed ways to make your New Year health resolutions last past mid-January

India Today  

December marks the death of all will to work out and by mid-January, most of those health resolutions have died a lonely death at the altar of reality. However, research shows that one of the top New Year resolutions on everyone’s mind is how to ‘become healthier’. Research, however, shows that one of the top New Year resolutions is ‘becoming …

My resolutions for New Year, present and past
1 year, 2 months ago

My resolutions for New Year, present and past

Hindustan Times  

The New Year is a favourite time for resolutions although, of course, most of them don’t survive very long. So please, shed your obsession with film stars and cricketers, end your race to break news and, instead, focus on accuracy and analysis, and, above all, please don’t go on and on. And could someone tell our anchors the object of …

Why bother making resolutions if you cannot keep them?
1 year, 2 months ago

Why bother making resolutions if you cannot keep them?

Hindustan Times  

It is that time of year—the time for renewals, new beginnings, and resolutions. They don’t make resolutions and make grand pronouncements like, “I don’t make resolutions; I keep them.” I make tons of resolutions. This year, I pulled up all my written resolutions over the years to create a survey of new year resolutions—and also to unpack what was possible …

I'm a life coach who helps CEOs hit their goals - these are my four unique hacks for acing YOUR New Year's resolutions this year
1 year, 3 months ago

I'm a life coach who helps CEOs hit their goals - these are my four unique hacks for acing YOUR New Year's resolutions this year

Daily Mail  

Many of us set unrealistic goals at New Year which result in resolutions that don’t last a week, never mind a year. The key to setting effective New Year’s Resolutions is to think ahead before blurting out a resolution on New Year’s Eve, said Ben Stocken, a life coach at West Peak, a consultancy firm that helps CEOs hit their …

The New Year offers a clean slate for long-elusive resolutions. Will 2024 be the year to keep them?
1 year, 3 months ago

The New Year offers a clean slate for long-elusive resolutions. Will 2024 be the year to keep them?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It’s an annual end-of-year exercise in futility for many. From the first spray of fireworks to the closing chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” 366 days into the future — 2024 is a leap year — it could be the year for finally achieving long-elusive goals, fulfilling aspirations and being resolute on all those New Year resolutions. “New …

8 tips to help you maintain a focus on well-being throughout the New Year 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

8 tips to help you maintain a focus on well-being throughout the New Year 2024

Hindustan Times  

Sustaining the initial motivation that accompanies the start of the New Year can be challenging, as external factors and daily pressures often dampen the enthusiasm that fuelled the resolution. However, empowering yourself with practical strategies can significantly increase the likelihood of sticking to New Year resolutions, especially those related to well-being. 8 tips to help you maintain a focus on …

5 New Year resolutions for your personal growth in 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

5 New Year resolutions for your personal growth in 2024

India TV News  

The magic of a new year dawns with whispers of possibility and the resounding urge to shed past baggage and bloom anew. New Year's resolutions, often ambitious, become battle cries against our perceived shortcomings. Prioritise mental and emotional well-being: In the relentless pace of modern life, mental well-being often takes a backseat. Whether it's mastering a new language, picking up …

Top 10 resolutions for 2024: Budget planning, trying out new recipes and more
1 year, 3 months ago

Top 10 resolutions for 2024: Budget planning, trying out new recipes and more

Live Mint  

As the year 2023 will end this week, it is an opportunity for people to make resolutions before the start of the new year. Here are the top 10 resolutions that you can make for 2024: Spending Time with Family: Due to a hectic work schedule, long office travelling hours and various other issues, it becomes difficult to find time …

Year-Ender 2023: 7 New Year resolutions for your personal growth in 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

Year-Ender 2023: 7 New Year resolutions for your personal growth in 2024

Live Mint  

As the calendar is about to turn to a new year, many individuals embark on the tradition of setting New Year's resolutions. From adopting healthier lifestyles and fitness routines to pursuing educational or career advancements, people use the beginning of the year as a symbolic fresh start to cultivate positive changes. Positive Digital Presence Maintaining a positive digital presence amidst …

The 4 New Year's Resolutions Therapists Swear By
1 year, 3 months ago

The 4 New Year's Resolutions Therapists Swear By

Huff Post  

SolStock via Getty Images With New Year's resolutions like self-care and less phone use, therapists really are just like us. Therapists have their opinions on them, too: “I think the best way that I would look at a resolution is what do I want to carve out for myself that I would love to see happen or even commence within …

New Year 2024: Top 10 New Year resolutions from around the world
1 year, 3 months ago

New Year 2024: Top 10 New Year resolutions from around the world

Hindustan Times  

2024 is almost here. So, we decided to list the top 10 New Year resolutions from around the world that people keep as they welcome the New Year. Top 10 New Year 2024 resolutions from around the world Top 10 New Year resolutions from around the world Books are an excellent way to gain knowledge, and they are also great …

7 practical ways to stick to your New Year resolutions in 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

7 practical ways to stick to your New Year resolutions in 2024

Hindustan Times  

The New Year is right around the corner, and we are all gearing up to celebrate it with our friends and family. However, the longest-running joke with New Year's resolutions is that the majority of us fail to achieve them. So, we decided to help you out with practical ways which will help you to stick to your resolutions in …

Early New Year Resolutions: 10 things to do for your well-being before the new year starts
1 year, 3 months ago

Early New Year Resolutions: 10 things to do for your well-being before the new year starts

Hindustan Times  

Early New Year Resolutions: The new year is on its way. New Year resolutions help us to make healthy choices and changes in our lives. Early New Year Resolutions: 10 things to do for your well-being before the new year starts Early New Year resolutions should be made to start fresh early and ensure that from the coming year, we …

December resolutions: 5 things to do in the last month of the year
1 year, 4 months ago

December resolutions: 5 things to do in the last month of the year

Hindustan Times  

December - the last month of the year is almost here. While we cannot wait to welcome a fresh new year in a month, we are also busy looking back at the year we left behind and the time we spent making memories. December resolutions: 5 things to do in the last month of the year However, December is also …

How entrepreneurs keep their new year resolutions
2 years, 2 months ago

How entrepreneurs keep their new year resolutions

Live Mint  

We all know that a new year is simply a line drawn for convenience to demarcate time. Despite this, we make resolutions for improvement, and unfortunately, as studies tell us, almost 80% of new year resolutions fail within the first two weeks of January. They share they ways in which they are working to keep their new year resolutions. Rohan …

How to restart our New Year’s resolutions
2 years, 2 months ago

How to restart our New Year’s resolutions

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Award-winning behavioral scientist Katy Milkman is the James G. Dinan Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, author of “How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be,” cofounder of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative, and the host of Charles Schwab’s “Choiceology” podcast. That means you’ll …

New year resolutions: Why your brain isn’t wired to stick to them
2 years, 2 months ago

New year resolutions: Why your brain isn’t wired to stick to them

The Hindu  

New year, new resolutions. Our brains are lazy and want to minimise cognitive load – meaning we repeat what we find pleasurable rather than consider many different and new options, which may be more or less pleasurable. But to actively alter our neural pathways away from such activation, we need to engage several areas of the brain – including the …

The best way to stick to your new year resolutions
2 years, 2 months ago

The best way to stick to your new year resolutions

Live Mint  

One of my all-time favourite quotes is by psychotherapist and author Julia Samuel: “Hope is a feeling, but it’s also a plan.” Very often, as the new year begins, we look at January with a new lens and hope and decide to both make plans, but also act on them. As human beings, I wonder if new beginnings, even in …

Have a New Year resolution? Here’s how you can keep at it
2 years, 2 months ago

Have a New Year resolution? Here’s how you can keep at it

The Hindu  

Sakshi Malik, first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics My Resolution: As a sportsperson I am physically fit as I train throughout the year and eat right. Sangeetha Madhu, clinical psychologist My Resolution: We must cultivate our garden, inside ourselves and within our mind, said Voltaire.I wish to start the new year by being kinder to …

New Year’s resolutions typically lead to misery – here’s how to make them work
2 years, 3 months ago

New Year’s resolutions typically lead to misery – here’s how to make them work

The Independent  

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5 ways to make sure you don’t abandon your New Year’s resolutions
2 years, 3 months ago

5 ways to make sure you don’t abandon your New Year’s resolutions

Live Mint  

As the end of the year draws closer, you’re likely to be furiously making New Year’s Resolutions, all those good intentions to be a better person and do better in the coming year. Having limited goals will help you to keep your focus for the entire year, creating sustainable efforts rather than overwhelming you with all the changes in the …

Happy New Year 2023: Here's How to Make and Keep a New Year's Resolution
2 years, 3 months ago

Happy New Year 2023: Here's How to Make and Keep a New Year's Resolution

News 18  

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023: The resetting of the calendar might seem cliché but it’s difficult to resist attempting something new in the name of self-improvement or self-care. As we embark on a journey to a new self this January, there must be a conscious effort made in order to maintain longevity and consistency towards the New Year Resolutions we set …

How to keep your New Year’s resolutions
2 years, 3 months ago

How to keep your New Year’s resolutions

The Independent  

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New Year 2023 Resolutions: 5 New Year resolutions you should never make
2 years, 3 months ago

New Year 2023 Resolutions: 5 New Year resolutions you should never make

Hindustan Times  

As we enter the New Year, apart from making plans to get together with our friends and family, people also make resolutions to achieve in the upcoming year. While making resolutions or goals to achieve helps us look forward to the New Year, choosing unrealistic or toxic plans can harm your mental and physical space. So, here are 5 New …

Year Ender 2022: The Psychological Secrets to Keeping Your New Years' Resolutions EXPLAINED
2 years, 3 months ago

Year Ender 2022: The Psychological Secrets to Keeping Your New Years' Resolutions EXPLAINED

News 18  

The new year is almost upon us. News18 takes a look at what some have to say on keeping your new years’ resolutions: Enjoyment is an Important Factor According to a 2017 study, which was published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, participants believed that both enjoyment and importance were important in terms of how successful they would …

New Year 2023: Best resolutions for your health and overall well-being
2 years, 3 months ago

New Year 2023: Best resolutions for your health and overall well-being

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 pandemic has taught us the importance of good immunity, mental health and physical fitness. As the year 2022 comes to an end in less than a week now, we all are busy working on resolutions that will help us have a better 2023. New Year 2023: Best resolutions for your health and overall well-being 1. New Year 2023 must …

New Year Resolutions for 2023: Staying Healthy, Taking up a hobby to Loving yourself
2 years, 3 months ago

New Year Resolutions for 2023: Staying Healthy, Taking up a hobby to Loving yourself

India TV News  

As we approach the end of the year, we may feel focused, driven, settled, ambitious or content. The next step would be to work towards new goals and resolutions. Whatever our mood, we are preoccupied with working out a list of new year's resolutions and how to keep them this time. It is important to be mindful, take responsibility, stay …

Here’s the cheat code to making new year’s resolutions that you can actually fulfil
2 years, 3 months ago

Here’s the cheat code to making new year’s resolutions that you can actually fulfil

Live Mint  

Ah, it’s that time of the year! When you wake up one day and find that just a few days of December are left, and that very soon it will be a whole new year! I have been as guilty as anyone of setting myself ambitious targets for the new year, and then feel guilty for not being able to …

Your best resolution for 2023? Don’t make one
2 years, 3 months ago

Your best resolution for 2023? Don’t make one

Live Mint  

The end of the year is fast approaching, and I don't have a single resolution set for the new year. I once saw a great meme that said this: "My new year's resolution is to lose ten pounds - only fifteen more to go." Fast forward to the 17th century, New Year resolutions became less about food survival and started …

Three tips to help you stay motivated to keep exercising all year long
3 years, 2 months ago

Three tips to help you stay motivated to keep exercising all year long

Firstpost  

When it comes to starting a new exercise regime in the new year, things like fitting workouts into our schedule or getting out of bed an hour earlier all require psychological effort Loughborough : The month of shattered dreams and ambitions. This is why the excessive effort we use when exercising will work against us in the long run leading …

The Best New Year's Resolution I Ever Made Was To Exercise Less
3 years, 2 months ago

The Best New Year's Resolution I Ever Made Was To Exercise Less

Huff Post  

skynesher via Getty Images “There’s a New Year’s resolution I think you need to make,” said my husband, James, a resident physician. I like to run, too ― but I don’t want it to look anything like what you do.” I had struggled with disordered eating in adolescence, but I worked to have a better relationship with food in adulthood. …

5 Easy Health Resolutions To Make For 2022 That Aren’t 'Losing Weight'
3 years, 2 months ago

5 Easy Health Resolutions To Make For 2022 That Aren’t 'Losing Weight'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s not easy to make New Year’s resolutions when there’s a pandemic raging and so many of the factors that impact our health and well-being are out of our control. So in 2022, particularly at the beginning of the year, when you’re being pummeled by ads for diets and gyms, make a conscious effort to push back …

Are New Year's resolutions powerful or pointless?
3 years, 2 months ago

Are New Year's resolutions powerful or pointless?

BBC  

Are New Year's resolutions powerful or pointless? The “purity principle” can’t fully explain our penchant for New Year’s resolutions. “You're turning the page, you have a clean slate, it's a new beginning.” Any time you have a moment that feels like a division of time, your mind does a special thing where it creates a sense that you have a …

Why I won’t be making any new year’s resolutions
3 years, 3 months ago

Why I won’t be making any new year’s resolutions

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I’ve lost count of the number …

Make These 10 New Year Resolutions to Make 2022 Healthy and Prosperous
3 years, 3 months ago

Make These 10 New Year Resolutions to Make 2022 Healthy and Prosperous

News 18  

The COVID-19 pandemic has given us many life lessons, the topmost being that one should take care of their mental and physical being. A shift towards healthy food was observed in the year 2021, while people also included workouts, exercises, and yoga in their routine. As the threat of the Omicron variant increases amid the spike in COVID-19 infections, we …

New Year 2022: Best resolutions for your mental health, suggested by an expert
3 years, 3 months ago

New Year 2022: Best resolutions for your mental health, suggested by an expert

Hindustan Times  

New Year 2022: Before welcoming a brand-new year, many of us like to work on a list of new year resolutions aiming to give the coming year some sort of purpose. This New Year, experts suggest the focus should be on self-healing and mindfulness to recharge ourselves for the coming months "While some resolutions seem motivating at first but they …

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