Why New Year's Resolutions Fail
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Legend has it the month of January was named for the Roman god Janus: he had two faces,one looking to the future and the other looking to the past.And so, we see the end of the year as a time of reflection; the beginning of the next anopportunity to turn over a new leaf. But most of us… are doing it wrong.The New Year’s Resolution has long been seen as a chance to set goals and change ourbehaviour. Last year, 45% of Americans said they usually make a resolution. And they’remostly about losing weight, doing regular exercise or saving money. But only 8% of thosepeople actually achieved their resolution. I’ve never been part of that 8%. Nope.American psychologist Amy Cuddy writes that New Year’s Resolutions are “riddled withpsychological traps that work against ...
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Legend has it the month of January was named for the Roman god Janus: he had two faces,one looking to the future and the other looking to the past.And so, we see the end of the year as a time of reflection; the beginning of the next anopportunity to turn over a new leaf. But most of us… are doing it wrong.The New Year’s Resolution has long been seen as a chance to set goals and change ourbehaviour. Last year, 45% of Americans said they usually make a resolution. And they’remostly about losing weight, doing regular exercise or saving money. But only 8% of thosepeople actually achieved their resolution. I’ve never been part of that 8%. Nope.American psychologist Amy Cuddy writes that New Year’s Resolutions are “riddled withpsychological traps that work against ...
