New Year's resolutions rarely last. ... Elyse Gualtieri is a Senior News Editor for CBSNews.com, working on a wide variety of subjects including crime, longer-form features and feel-good news.

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A New Year’s resolution needs a concrete goal you can measure. “I want to get in shape” isn’t precise enough, Milkman said. Set a resolution to run 10 miles or to bench press an amount of ...

When it comes to ancient forms of New Year’s resolutions, “the logic here is very much along the principle of ‘start as you mean to go on,’” Moss said. “Throughout history we see the ...

It can be fun to make New Year’s resolutions, but hard for most of us to keep them. ... Immediate rewards help us form habits, but many goals take a long time to pay off. So, try to pick activities ...

When it comes to ancient forms of New Year’s resolutions, “the logic here is very much along the principle of ‘start as you mean to go on,’” Moss said.

When it comes to ancient forms of New Year’s resolutions, “the logic here is very much along the principle of ‘start as you mean to go on,’” Moss said.