Woman writing down New Year's resolutions

The Psychology Behind Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail

“Where we go wrong with New Year’s resolutions is there’s this idea that it’s supposed to be some big, sweeping change, because that sounds kind of sexy. [But] as humans we’re not wired to make big, sweeping changes.” – Dr. Terri Bly in her recent interview for Verywell Mind on why New Year’s resolutions fail.