For many of us, we decide we are going to kick a bad habit it to the curb once the new year comes rolling around the corner, but how long do these resolutions tend to last? At least for me, I would not be surprised if it was a one week change. As I went to the gym the first week since January 1, I noticed a tremendous amount of people at the gym, it was jammed pack. Then I went again this week, funny thing is, it was not jammed pack, and I could easily get around the parking lot and to the desired machine whenever I wanted. It are simple things like these that show how hard it is to break a habit. Scientists from the article show that breaking a bad habit is much harder because "'You're fighting against the power of an immediate reward'". Not only do people try to lose weight or just simply hit the gym to stay healthy, others may try to quit smoking or to stop eating such bad food. Come on, lets not make nearly impossible tasks for ourselves to just be disappointed. I think the whole new years resolution is silly, and if you were planning on changing something about yourself you should have been doing it before. There is always that same lame excuse of "next year I will..." Stop complaining and get to it now! Show scientists that you can trick your brain for the better.
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/articles/2011/01/03/new_years_resolutions_brain_can_sabotage_success/
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