Why do people give up New Year's resolutions?
Marieke Adriaanse, Associate Professor Social, Health & Organizational Psychology shares some tips.
We are a month into the New Year. And so are our New Year鈥檚 resolutions. Experience shows that hardly any of those resolutions last long enough to see February. Why is it that we tend to give up so quickly? And which strategies can help us to stick to our intentions? Marieke Adriaanse, Associate Professor Social, Health & Organizational Psychology, knows why. In this video she gives helpful advice.
Further reading on good intentions for oneself
I wish to snack less but cannot resist that 50 gram chocolate bar. What should I do?
Professor of Health Psychology Denise de Ridder gives some adviee.
50 fewer calories a day: why is this so hard and how can we succeed?
When we see attractive food, such as a chocolate biscuit, we will instinctively think about the feeling we get when we eat it.