Friday, March 9, 2012

The Secrets of Self-Improvement (preview)

Features | More Science Cover Image: March 2012 Scientific American MagazineSee Inside

Meet your goals with research-proven tips and techniques

By Marina Krakovsky ?| March 9, 2012

Image: Illustration by Matt Vincent

In Brief

  1. Psychologists have recently uncovered several techniques to help people meet their goals.
  2. Long-term lifestyle changes require a combination of realistic expectations, internal motivation and achievable action plans.
  3. People can learn these strategies and implement them on their own, without help from therapists or special programs.

Have you already abandoned your New Year?s resolution? No need to feel ashamed. Fully a quarter of the people who make resolutions give up by the end of the first week, with many others falling off the wagon in the months to come. It seems to be human nature to aim high and fall short.


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