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The start of every New Year when we all plans to change our life for the better over the forthcoming twelve months. Psychiatry professor Jayashri Kulkarni : "January 1 is a 'magical' date and a vow on this day is much more powerful than one made on August 26, for example." So, we all make a list of things to , start or change. Unfortunately, most of these promises are, more often than not, by January 31st. They are usually the identical resolutions that were not from the previous year, and the years prior to that. The website usa.gov says people, " to make the same resolutions year after year, even though they a hard time to them".

Research 45 per cent of us make a New Year’s resolution. The most common vows losing weight, volunteering to others, quitting smoking, money, and getting fit. Others eating healthier food, drinking less alcohol, and going on a trip. However, research also shows that most of us not so good at sticking to these. A study from the University of Scranton that 71 per cent of us stick to our annual promises for the first two weeks; six months later, less than 50 percent are still on track to their resolutions. Most people who up on their resolutions do so because of a lack of willpower and the use of the 'escape clause' that they will ' again next year'.

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