The Science of Making, *Not* Breaking, New Year’s Resolutions | Resolutions Series Ep. 1
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Juna Gjata
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
We’ve all done it: you resolve to… go to the gym, eat healthier, save money. You’re excited and doing great, and then… it’s January 10th and you’re back to grabbing takeout, sitting on your sofa, and thinking, “Eh… I’ve got too much going on right now, next year!”
Well what if there was actual research conducted on New Year’s Resolutions and how we can maybe (gasp) actually keep them for once? It turns out–there is. This week, in the first episode of our Resolutions series, we talk to Professor Alexander Rozental and Martin Oscarsson from Stockholm University in Sweden. They published the largest study on the making, keeping, and breaking of New Year’s Resolutions.
This week, we find out what kind of goals to set, how to set them, and what to do to ensure that “this year is (actually) different.”
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to our first ever episode of 2023. |
| 0:06.8 | Oh, happy new year! |
| 0:08.8 | Oh, guys, if I'm being honest, this is like our time to thrive, because you know what |
| 0:13.9 | time it is. |
| 0:14.9 | It is time for New Year's resolutions. |
| 0:17.2 | Okay, you either hate them or you love them. |
| 0:20.3 | Personally, I'm obsessed with them. |
| 0:22.1 | I think it's so exciting. |
| 0:23.6 | It's so motivating. |
| 0:24.6 | It's inspiring. |
| 0:25.8 | You get to have a new vision for your life. |
| 0:27.8 | Pick all these new things you want to be good at. |
| 0:29.6 | It's like the best time of the year, honestly, I might like this time more than Christmas |
| 0:32.8 | time. |
| 0:33.8 | Don't tell Christmas time. |
| 0:34.8 | I might like it better. |
| 0:35.8 | But then, of course, you inevitably find yourself two weeks in, failing at whatever goal |
| 0:41.8 | you set on January 1st. |
| 0:43.4 | I can tell you this for sure, do you know, gyms, weight loss programs, fitness apps. |
| 0:48.2 | It is certainly their favorite time of the year. |
| 0:50.8 | It is also, I have to say, gym, tourist season. |
| 0:53.6 | You know, I show up, and my parking spot, gone, it's my spend bike. |
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