The Science of New Year Resolutions
1 January - 15 mins
Podcast Series
Show Me the Science with Luke O'Neill
Every January, millions of us promise that this will be the year we finally change our habits. We’ll sleep more, stress less, move our bodies, eat better, learn something new, or finally tackle the clutter that’s been quietly judging us from the corner of the room. But by spring, most of those resolutions are long forgotten.
On this week’s podcast, Professor Luke O’Neill digs into what research really tells us about New Year resolutions — why we make them, why so many fail, and how we can dramatically improve our chances of sticking with them.
Luke explains why the pandemic triggered a surge in resolution-making, how the brain responds to fresh starts, and why January gym memberships soa...
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