Here’s a Better Way to Make New Year’s Resolutions
Five takeaways:
Studies show that only 16% of resolutions made are followed & implemented to completion. Here are some tips for setting New Years Resolutions more accessibly and realistically!
- Set your New Year’s resolutions at the right time. setting New Year’s resolutions at the right time, especially when actively engaged in activities similar to those that will help you achieve your goal, is a great trick. Set workout-related goals, when you’re already high on the endorphins of exercise in order to create a positive neurological association.
- Make an explicit plan for achieving your goal. This includes thinking through ways to eliminate potential obstacles. This will make implementation of your goals much smoother.
- Choose a goal you’ll enjoy. Research shows that people have more success achieving goals if they use a method known as “temptation bundling.” If your goal is to get more exercise, link it with a pleasurable activity such as a favorite podcast or TV show. If you’re trying to eat more healthfully, take a cooking class or make a plan to prepare a healthful recipe with a friend.
- Subtract things from your life, such as activities you are only loosely committed to, or that directly hinder your stated goal. Clear the path.
- Forgive failures. Don’t define success as pass or fail. Celebrate the small successes, even if you don’t get all the way to your stated goal. Do not turn a partial win into a full defeat.
From Lindsey Bever for The Washington Post
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