Ep. 7 | Why Your New Year's Resolutions Fail

Did you know only approximately 8% of people complete their New Year's Resolutions?

In today's episode, I provide my top 4 reason why the research says most of us give up by the end of January, which I agree with and add my takes along the way.

Also- this episode barely made it in my "New episodes every Friday" window, but I didn't give up. Listen as to why it's important to keep going even if you mess up.

References:

• Clear, J. (2019). Atomic habits. Penguin USA.
• Gardner, B., Lally, P., & Wardle, J. (2012). Making health habitual: The psychology of ‘habit-formation’ and general practice. British Journal of General Practice, 62(605), 664–666. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp12x659466
• Rai, A., Sharif, M. A., Chang, E. H., Milkman, K. L., & Duckworth, A. L. (2023). A field experiment on subgoal framing to boost volunteering: The trade-off between goal granularity and flexibility. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108(4), 621–634. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001040
• Strong, R. (2022, September 19). Your habits matter more than you might think - here’s why. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/why-are-habits-important#learning-new-habits
• Why most New Year’s resolutions fail: Lead read Today. Lead Read Today | Fisher College of Business. (2023, February 2). https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/leadreadtoday/why-most-new-years-resolutions-fail