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Alternatives To New Year's Resolutions

An Expert Shares Some Ideas
Posted at 9:45 AM, Jan 12, 2023
and last updated 2023-01-12 10:45:40-05

Some people embrace the inspirational energy that can come from a brand-new planner and a ball drop, but a lot of people resist making resolutions because 1. They’ve failed in the past and are sick of letting themselves down, or 2. They feel like the date is arbitrary. Why wait to make a change or force a change, they say, just because the day of the year? Others too, understandably, find that the dark, cold days of January aren’t exactly conducive to change. Today we welcome back Anna Medaris, a health correspondent at Insider. She offers some ideas for resolution alternatives.