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How to make — and keep — a new year’s resolution

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Katy Milkman, a professor at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and author of “How to Change,” told WHYY News that there’s nothing “magic” about New Year’s Day, but the date does include a couple of factors that could help make your resolution a reality.

To begin with, Milkman said, setting a goal is an important first step that can lead to behavioral change.

“The goal of, ‘I’m going to get in shape,’ is nowhere near as effective as the goal of, ‘Okay, that means I’m going to go to the gym at least three times a week and let me actually spec out when,’” Milkman said.