Finding the Right Book Club

On this episode of How to Be Fine, Kristen and Jolenta discuss whether or not New Year’s resolutions are actually effective. Plus, they offer up advice on dealing with medical vulnerability, and how to find an IRL literary community.

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Sources:

https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/01/new-years-resolutions-are-lame-the-peacock-vow-is-awesome.html

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/new-years-resolutions-history

https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/01/05/the-origin-of-new-years-resolutions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_resolution

https://www.history.com/news/the-history-of-new-years-resolutions

https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/when-did-new-years-resolutions-start

https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/new-years-resolutions-statistics/

https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/44868-americans-new-years-resolutions-2023-poll?redirect_from=%2Ftopics%2Fsociety%2Farticles-reports%2F2022%2F12%2F28%2Famericans-new-years-resolutions-2023-poll

https://faculty.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Dai_Fresh_Start_2014_Mgmt_Sci.pdf

https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/leadreadtoday/why-most-new-years-resolutions-fail

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