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New Year's Resolutions: Strengthen Your Resolve

1/2/2014

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Willpower and goals
     Making resolutions and setting goals are both strategies for change. Deciding which strategy is best depends on understanding willpower and the type of change you want to make or action you want to take. Research has demonstrated that willpower is a rather limited resource, but like a muscle it can be strengthened. Both resolutions and goals help us exercise our willpower, but there is a key difference. While most resolutions such as to no longer smoke are indefinite, goals such as to lose 10 lbs. are time-bound. This difference becomes important as you learn to exercise and strengthen your resolve. Why?



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    Richard Feenstra is an educational psychologist, with a focus on judgment and decision making.
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    Bobby Hoffman is the author of "Hack Your Motivation" and a professor of educational psychology at the University of Central Florida.
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    • The Planning Fallacy
    • Conduct a SWOT Analysis
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    • Mere Exposure Effect
    • Reciprocity Bias
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    • Correlation vs. Causation
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