Then, years ago, I discovered an article about selecting a one-word theme for the new year. ... How to choose your word for the year Step 1: No resolutions. Period.

This is how I use one word to lead better, live sharper and stay focused. This is why you should try it next year.

Another one of Rubin’s go-to goal-setting tactics, the “25 for 25” list provides a framework for accomplishing tasks by playing on the numerical year. The idea is to generate a list of 25 ...

After swearing off New Year’s resolutions, CNN’s Channon Hodge follows the advice of Niecy Nash-Betts and learns to thank herself for being a good parent to her son.

Many will abandon their resolution by a month or less into the new year. One barrier is that forming a habit takes time -- about 66 days, on average, at least one study suggests .

According to a large-scale 2020 study in PLoS One, just 43% of 200 participants had stuck to their resolutions three months into the new year Oscarsson M, Carlbring P, Andersson G, Rozental A.

For many, the new year means new goals, routines or mindsets. This collective moment of change with resolutions, despite its short-lived reputation, still has importance in a distracted world.

One social media analysis of New Year’s resolutions found that only 0.6 percent concerned questions of “transcendence.” Instead, the authors observe, these results point to the predominance ...

We spoke with three psychologists who have written about New Year's resolutions to better understand what the data show about increasing the odds of their success, the most common contributors to ...