Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Fail (Stop Relying on Willpower)

It is a statistic that haunts us every January: Research suggests that 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail by the second week of February. We start the year with high hopes. We buy the gym membership, we buy the Bible reading plan or devotional, and we promise ourselves that this year will be different. But by Valentine’s Day, we are back to our old patterns. Why does this happen? Is it because we are lazy? Is it because we lack faith? No. It is because we are relying on a psychological resource that is designed to run out: Willpower. https://youtu.be/Qo300R6tDYA?si=Rv_cvgsPWt9Z5261 The Willpower BatteryPsychologically, willpower is like a battery. You wake up with…

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