The One Trick You Can Use to Avoid Failing Like 90% of People | Dr. Phil McGraw
The Rubin Report
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🗓️ 2 January 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Dr. Phil McGraw about why 90% of people abandon New Year's resolutions before February and what you can do to be in the 10%; how to start the new year with purpose, sanity, and common sense; why most New Year's resolutions fail, debunking the myth of willpower and stressing accountability and environment design; how social media and constant distraction undermine reflection and mental health; how critical thinking, civil dialogue, and bridging cultural divides; how to strengthen families and raise resilient children who can face adversity without overprotection; and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | I think the numbers are so bad because a lot of people, they do it in fun. |
| 0:04.6 | You know, they don't take it real seriously. |
| 0:06.2 | But the numbers are by the end of the first week, about a quarter of the people have broken their New Year's resolution, whatever it was. |
| 0:17.9 | By the end of the month, 40% have broken them. By the, by the middle of |
| 0:23.6 | February, 80 to 90% have given up the ghost. It's like, you're all, I'll tell you why, |
| 0:31.0 | even if they take it seriously. Here's why. Willpower is a myth. It's a con. Willpower is a joke because it's emotionally fueled. |
| 0:42.3 | Willpower is emotionally fueled. So you're all jacked up today, January 2nd, and you're going to do it, you're going to do it. But you put those jogging shoes out on the front porch and the damn things just won't jog. You know, you're all jacked up. But then first week of February, |
| 0:59.8 | it's cold, the wind's blowing, it's warm in bed, and you just don't get up and get out there. |
| 1:05.2 | So what's the gimmick? What's the gimmick? Yeah. So what's the gimmick you have to use |
| 1:09.7 | or the trick you have to use to kind of defeat that so that you keep going? |
| 1:21.8 | I'm Dave Rubin. |
| 1:22.8 | This is The Rubin Report. |
| 1:24.4 | And I assure you, people, we are kicking the new year off in style. Joining me today |
| 1:30.2 | is legendary television star and host of The Real Story with Dr. Phil. My friend, Dr. Phil, |
| 1:36.9 | what's up, Doc? Happy New Year. Happy New Year, my friend. How are you? I'm good. So you're kicking this off with me. I'm flattered. |
| 1:47.3 | Well, that's a lot of pressure, but I thought, you know, so many people went so completely insane in 2025 that I had to set the table properly for 2026. |
| 1:58.4 | And it was Dr. Phil. Hey, we're going to calm everything down and get everybody excited |
| 2:04.5 | and on the right track, right? Sanity, sanity. Well, that's the hope. And actually, one of the |
| 2:10.7 | things that I discussed with my team before we went off for the Christmas and New Year break is |
| 2:15.0 | how can we bring some sanity back to the country? Because I think, you know, we're going to roll into the midterm elections. You know, I have a general feeling that there's going to be a little bit more terrorism. I mean, there's just weird stuff in the ether right now. So, so let's start with that. I mean, how do you set up your year? Before we get into all the cultural and stuff happening in the country, |
| 2:37.6 | I mean, how does Dr. Phil, your businesses, your show, your family, |
| 2:41.2 | how do you look at every new year that comes around? |
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