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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 1: A billboard that reads, "Happy New Year" is seen during the 2026 New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square on January 1, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Noam ...

The beginning of January is when many people traditionally resolve to start a new, though sometimes challenging, habit and embark on a transformational change in their lives. This is the story of that ...

Traditional goal-setting often fails because it assumes we’re operating from a stable internal state and have sufficient energy, emotional regulation and focus. Instead of setting resolutions, you ...

If you're reading this knowing you've already fallen off track with your New Year's resolution, me too. The gym streak has slipped. The morning routine hasn’t materialised. The vow to drink less, move ...

Along with champagne and fireworks, nothing is more quintessential to New Year’s than abandoning one’s best efforts at self-improvement. Surveys have found that fewer than 10 percent of Americans who ...

More than a third of Americans plan to focus on their mental health as part of their New Year's resolutions, a new survey says. About 38% of Americans plan to make a mental health-related resolution ...

Experts offered a variety of suggestions, including paring your list of goals, making saving automatic and avoiding spending temptations like marketing emails. By Ann Carrns This is the time of year ...

How are your New Year’s resolutions going? If you’ve given up on them, you’re not alone. Every January, people across the world seek a fresh start and set goals for the year to improve their health ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. Hello and happy new year! I love the first few days of a new year. It evokes a feeling ...