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8 Ways You Can Use Science to Make Your New Year's Resolutions StickA loftier reason for making a change, along with some support as we make it, can achieve what good intentions and our ever-wobbly willpower seldom does.

ByJohn Rampton

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If you're like around half of the country, then you're probably already making New Year's resolutions like losing weight, getting organized,spending less money and saving moreand living life the fullest.

While admirable,only 8 percent of people are successful in achieving their resolutions. If you want to join that exclusive group, then take these eight approaches for making your New Year's resolutions stick.

1. Choose the right "whys.'

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