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Why do New Year's resolutions mostly fail?

Why do New Year's resolutions mostly fail?

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Asked by R. Barnes, Last updated: Nov 09, 2024

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W. Pratt

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W. Pratt, Marketing Analyst, MBA, Lincoln

Answered Apr 16, 2020

The New Year is important because it is seen as a fresh start and a clean slate. It allows a person to improve their lives and accomplish things they were not able to accomplish the year before. However, many New Years Resolutions fail.

The New Year is important because it is seen as a fresh start and a clean slate. It allows a person
One of the reasons why they fail is that people try to be too ambitious and set big, unrealistic goals, instead of setting small goals that are within reach. Another reason why people fail their goals is that they try to accomplish all of their New Year Resolutions at once instead of spacing them out throughout the year.

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I.Isabella

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Answered Jan 28, 2020

One of the top significant reasons why people abandon their New Year's resolution is because they try to do everything at once, as opposed to setting small, realistic, attainable goals for themselves. Trying to do everything at once is when people tend to run into trouble. Some people commence working on their resolutions, but then come to find it's more complicated than they thought it would be.

One of the top significant reasons why people abandon their New Year's resolution is because
Then, instead of believing in yourself and pressing forward, you will often stop before any real progress is made. People will struggle with their weight loss goals for this very reason. The best fitness plan is not over the top, and it should cause minimal disruption in your life. The main goal should not add stress. It should be fulfilling and rewarding enough for you to keep going.

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