Year-long resolutions don't work. Here's how to make 12 'micro-resolutions' instead

By David G. Allan, CNN

Updated 1145 GMT (1945 HKT) December 27, 2019

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No one maintains their New Year's resolutions all year. But what if you committed to a dozen of them for just one month at a time? Here's what happened when I did.
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For the New Year, try 12 monthly 'micro-resolutions' – No one maintains their New Year's resolutions all year. But what if you committed to a dozen of them for just one month at a time? Here's what happened when I did.
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Tragic news raises deep, divided questions about our species. Are people inherently violent? Are some people evil? What is the solution to violence? And our answers are very important. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2018/12/11/health/nonviolence-good-wisdom-project/index.html" target="_blank">Read here.</a>
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Breaking news alert: People are inherently good, non-violent – Tragic news raises deep, divided questions about our species. Are people inherently violent? Are some people evil? What is the solution to violence? And our answers are very important. Read here.
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Training for my first marathon led to runners' highs and a few lows as I pushed my average unfit body to its physical -- and mental -- limits. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2018/12/03/health/long-distance-running-wisdom-project/index.html" target="_blank">Read here.</a>