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How the pandemic is thwarting New Year s resolutions and why a psychologist says you should make them anyway
Erin Donnelly
January 5, 2021, 12:41 PM
Eat more vegetables. Drink less booze. Pick up a hobby. Cut back on screen time. Take up Pilates. Travel. The dawn of a new year always ushers in a flood of resolutions set by people determined to tap into an optimized version of themselves. But with the coronavirus pandemic throwing countless plans off-course and denying everyone so many comforts already, those who might typically kick off Jan. 1 with a lengthy to-do list are cutting themselves some slack.
The science of how to stick to New Year’s resolutions and truly change your habits
Next year will be a crucial year for Erika Kirgios as she works to complete her doctorate, publish academic papers and try to land a faculty job at a university.
Not surprisingly, one of her New Year’s resolutions is to focus on her career.
In order to find some delight in what could be long nights working alone, she is applying her research in the science of behavior change to pair meticulous work writing research articles with a decadent temptation in her case, a particular candle and cup of tea.