Being surrounded by the optimism inspired by a new year can also inspire us to overwhelm ourselves with an excessive number of resolutions and goals in the hopes of becoming a “new and improved” version of ourselves. But if we’re not actually ready to make drastic changes... it’s unlikely that we’ll be successful. So why do we keep setting ourselves up for failure year after year, knowing the anxiety that lies ahead? Let’s unpack this annual tradition, why it often sparks an existential crisis, and how to find ways to stay positive while we reinvent ourselves.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 The Lure of New Year’s Resolutions
01:20 New Year, New Me (But... Why?)
04:33 Why We Keep Making Resolutions (But Not Keeping Them)
08:04 A Better Solution Than Old School Resolutions
CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Jessica Babineaux
Writer: Cassondra Feltus
Narrator: Charly Bovina
Video Editor: Daniel Wolff
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