How to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions
New year, new you. But before you start on your resolutions for 2025, think back on what you accomplished in 2024.
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The start of a new year signifies a new start to many people, says Katy Milkman, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the book “How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.”
“All of us have something in our lives that we could get a little better at, right? None of us are already perfect,” Milkman says. “The new year is a moment — and it’s one of many moments, but it’s the best recognized — when we recognize on our calendar a new beginning. These new beginnings give us a sense of a breaking point and a clean slate and they make us optimistic.”
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