New Year's resolutions are based on three psychological concepts. The first is personal development, the second is self-efficacy and finally the idea of social norms. We tend to imagine versions of ourselves that do not yet exist - ones that might be better. Without this ability or skills to reflect inwards and upwards, we can remain fairly unsatisfied with our lives.
This week we break down the psychology of New Years resolutions, the significance of the new year for making goals and promises to ourselves, why we set New Years resolutions, the typical reasons we tend to fail and how to be successful. We explore self efficacy, personal development theory and the psychology behind failure to understand how we can achieve our 2023 goals.
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