Why We Make Resolutions (and Why They Fail)

 New Yorker -   Welcome to 2023. Like millions of others, you may be embarking on a resolution for the New Year, perhaps with a goal of better health, finances, or relationships. Good luck—it won’t be easy. As Maria Konnikova wrote for The New Yorker, in 2013, academic studies confirm that New Year’s resolutions are hard to maintain, with many of us likely to fall short in the months ahead. The good news: there are also strategies that increase the odds of success—tips that Konnikova, who writes often about psychology, shares in her survey of the research.