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Building resolutions with a buffer — or extra wiggle room in case something unexpected comes up — can replenish your energy and motivation, Dr. Dai said. “You give yourself a limited opportunity to ...

Is it just us, or has giving up on New Year’s resolutions become as routine as making them? It happens every year: you enter January full of hope and ambition for the new year, only to watch all that ...

Making resolutions as the new year arrives is a common practice for many. A 2024 Pew Research Center poll found that three in 10 Americans reported making at least one resolution. Ranked first overall ...

Happy New Year! I’ve always felt that a fresh calendar represents a world of new opportunities, and I wish you all a fantastic 2026. For many, this is a season for reflection and self-improvement, ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. Hello and happy new year! I love the first few days of a new year. It evokes a feeling ...

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Every January, millions of people set new year’s resolutions with the hope of becoming healthier, happier versions of themselves. Yet by February, many of those goals have already fallen by the ...

Set ambitious New Year’s resolutions, quickly lose motivation due to the strict nature of said resolutions, give up completely: a familiar, well-documented arc for many of us – particularly when it ...