Mind & Mood
Turning resolutions into reinvention
Midway through the year, your resolutions may be long forgotten. But there's a better way to set and meet your goals.
- Reviewed by Toni Golen, MD, Editor in Chief, Harvard Women's Health Watch; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing; Contributor
It's as predictable as the sunrise: January 1 arrives, and you swear you're going to eat better, exercise more, or take up piano or painting or pottery. But New Year's resolutions often fall away as fast as the ball in Times Square at midnight.
About 80% of New Year's resolutions are forgotten by February, and only 9% of people who make them stick to them all year long, according to market research company Drive Research.
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Maureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch
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Toni Golen, MD, Editor in Chief, Harvard Women's Health Watch; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing; Contributor
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