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7 science-based strategies to boost your willpower and succeed with your New Year’s resolutions

  • Written by Jelena Kecmanovic, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
Behavioral science has ideas about how to keep on track beyond January.duchic/Shutterstock.com

It’s that time of year when people make their New Year’s resolutions – indeed, 93% of people set them, according to the American Psychological Association. The most common resolutions are related to losing weight, eating healthier,...

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