December 19, 2018

14 White Lies We Tell During the Holidays

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

On the same note of setting unrealistic expectations, this tendency to ask too much of ourselves helps explain why only 12 percent of New Year’s resolutions are fulfilled, according to a 2007 study tracking 3,000 people’s success in achieving what they set out to for that year.

British psychologist Richard Wiseman, who conducted the study, offers 10 tips to stay true to your resolutions in the future, including making only one resolution that’s in line with what you want (not just what’s trendy), breaking it up into smaller parts with intermediate deadlines, and telling others about it to hold yourself accountable.

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