A Psychologist’s Best Resources to Help You Crush Your New Year’s Resolutions

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Instead of a long, rambling article about how to approach the “New Year, New Me” season, here’s a list of my top resources around building better habits, improving your performance, and developing worthwhile goals.

As a Clinical Psychologist and Executive Coach, I’ve used these strategies to help my clients achieve incredible results over the years.

So pick the ones that seem most interesting, and dive in.

Leverage classical conditioning to improve your performance:

How To Hack Your Brain For Peak Performance

Instead of going “cold turkey” or relying on willpower, use the Lazy Way to cut out sugar:

The Lazy Way To Cut Out Processed Sugar, Without Noticing

Clarify your core value, to put your ideal life into focus and create worthwhile goals:

The Core Value Clarification Toolkit

How to create specific, measurable goals to set yourself up for success:

How To Crush Your Goals By Being SMART

How to improve your sleep using evidence-based psychology:

Want Better Sleep? Behavioral Psychology Can Help

A deep dive into the evidence on mindfulness, and practical strategies to add it into your day:

A Practical Guide to Mindfulness for Skeptics

If you want a few simple strategies to improve your mental health, start here:

5 Strategies from Ancient Philosophy That Will Improve Your Mental Health Today

If you want to practice better self-care, here’s a handy resource:

5 Therapist-Recommended Ways to Practice Self-Care at Home

If you want to write, but are afraid to start, this article is for you:

Writing Advice for Beginners: It’s Okay If You Suck at First

This is all I’ve got for you for now.

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