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