Stop. Don’t tweet that ‘first day of the new me’ nonsense. Hold back on that Instagram of your new Nike shoes.
Because running around telling everyone about your New Year’s resolutions won’t do you any good. In fact, it could make you less likely to keep them.
As The Science of Us pointed out this week, more than 80 years of research has been conducted around the theme of the following question: ‘if you tell people you’re going to do something, are you more or less likely to do it?’
And the overwhelming answer to that question? Telling people you’re going to do things… Read the full story