Post Reports: The trick to making New Year’s resolutions stick
New Year’s resolutions gone off the rails? Here’s how to save them.
January 19, 2026
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January 19, 2026
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Post Reports: The trick to making New Year’s resolutions stick
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<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You can read today’s edition of The 7 newsletter </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven/?utm_source=podcasts&amp&utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=the-7;utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=the-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">. While The 7 podcast takes a break today, we wanted to share this episode from Post Reports about New Year's resolutions. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Go to sleep earlier. Read more books. Eat better. Exercise. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Changing our behavior is hard, but what if some simple – </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2026/01/04/science-backed-tips-new-years-resolutions/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=the-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">and dare we say fun</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"> – tricks could help us keep our resolutions for the new year?</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">From </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/12/31/katy-milkman-new-years-resolution/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=the-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">temptation bundling</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"> to buddying up, Optimist reporter Maggie Penman shares the science on how to make your New Year’s resolutions, whatever they are, stick in 2026. Plus, on the eve of national “Quitters Day,” we explore why making resolutions can actually be beneficial – even if you don’t stick to them perfectly. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Today’s show was produced by Elana Gordon. It was edited by Dennis Funk and mixed by Sam Bair. Thanks to Allison Klein and Theresa Tamkins.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Subscribe to The Washington Post </span><a href="https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/acquisition/?s_l=OFFSITE_PODCAST&p=s_v&s_dt=yearly&utm%5B%E2%80%A6%5De-podcast&utm_medium=acq-nat&utm_campaign=podcast-subs" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">.</span></p>
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