How To Actually Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions | Dan Solo Episode

Dan briefly whittles down his top 10 takeaways from the science of behavior change.

In this episode we talk about:

How our brain’s evolution for short-term survival makes long-term goals harder Picking the right goals Making it easy Leveraging fresh starts How to make goals a team sport The crucial role of mindfulness and self-compassion

This episode is part of our monthlong Do Life Better series.

Related Episodes:

The Science of Making – And Keeping – New Year’s Resolutions | Hal Hershfield

How To Change Your Habits | Katy Milkman

Why Your Bad Habits (And Addictions) May Be Getting Worse – And How Mindfulness Can Help | Dr. Jud Brewer

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