5 Ways to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions

This year, impress your friends and show yourself resolved to follow through with these 5 scientifically-proven ways to honor your commitments to self-improvement and healthy change.

1. TO FEEL MORE FULFILLED, VOLUNTEER.

People who volunteer as little as two hours each week report greater happiness, sense of purpose, and increased health.

2. TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE, TAKE MORE BREAKS.

If this is the year you aim to become more productive, the best thing you can do for yourself is to take more breaks

3. TO LOSE WEIGHT, STOP FOCUSING ON WEIGHT.

Focusing on how much you weigh can defeat the process of trying to lose weight. The brain perceives diets as a threat to survival and increases stress hormones, which are also linked to increased weight gain.

4. TO SAVE MORE MONEY, RESTRICT YOUR ACCESS.

When you make it harder to take out money, you save more. ou can set up a savings account that penalizes you for taking out money over a certain amounts or more than a specified number of times per month.

5. CHOOSE A RESOLUTION THAT DOESN’T REQUIRE WILLPOWER.

The secret to successfully following through on any of these resolutions is to start with those that don’t require willpower