{"id":78315,"date":"2025-09-18T00:32:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=78315"},"modified":"2025-09-18T00:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:32:43","slug":"five-science-based-tricks-to-keep-your-new-school-year-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/five-science-based-tricks-to-keep-your-new-school-year-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Five science-based tricks to keep your new school year resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"auto\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-78316\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Resolution.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Resolution.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Resolution-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">For many, the return from summer vacation, in September in the northern hemisphere and March in the southern hemisphere, is the true &#8220;New Year&#8221; moment. More than just a return to the calendar, it represents a return to routine after a period of disconnection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">During the summer, cities empty out, the pace changes, and for a few months everything is experienced differently. That&#8217;s why, when we get back to our usual tasks, our brains\u00a0<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">click<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0. By this click, we mean a reactivation of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/full\/10.1073\/pnas.1518129113?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span dir=\"auto\">planning, organization, decision-making, and self-control<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2014key executive functions in our brain that\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC3933483\/pdf\/nihms-519248.pdf\"><span dir=\"auto\">are activated during these times<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">How does this activation manifest itself? It involves the need to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/00332941211071007?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span dir=\"auto\">make lists of resolutions, sign up for new adventures, discover new <\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">hobbies<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\"> , rekindle the love-hate relationship with the gym, set the alarm clock earlier to fit in those ten minutes of meditation<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0they say are so helpful, and so on. Sound familiar? Very similar to the resolutions we make on December 31st that are so hard to keep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this article, I explain five psychologically based keys to taking advantage of this brain activation to resume or begin new routines.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span dir=\"auto\">1. Anchoring habits<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustanciainfinita.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ENSAYO-S.-J.-Scott-Habit-stacking-97-small-life-changes-that-take-5-minutes-or-less.pdf\"><span dir=\"auto\">Habit anchoring<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0is\u00a0one of the most effective techniques for putting our good intentions into action in a simple and sustainable way. As writer James Clear suggests in his book\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/los-habitos-atomicos-como-construir-pequenas-costumbres-puede-cambiarnos-la-vida-242981\"><em><span dir=\"auto\">Atomic Habits<\/span><\/em><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, it involves linking a new habit to one that already exists in our daily lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Let&#8217;s look at a practical example: after pouring ourselves a cup of coffee every morning, we write a list of all the tasks we want to accomplish during the day, organizing them in order of priority. We leverage\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26740533\/\"><span dir=\"auto\">the pre-existing neural network of automatic habits<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0(such as that much-needed morning coffee or tea) to mentally structure our day and prioritize our tasks. By associating one action with another, we reduce\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27069378\/\"><span dir=\"auto\">our brain&#8217;s natural resistance to change<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span dir=\"auto\">2. Public or social demand or commitment<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">What English speakers call\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/01402382.2010.486119\"><span dir=\"auto\">&#8221; <\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">accountability<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\"> &#8220;<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0is a way of holding ourselves accountable for what we&#8217;ve promised to do.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0747563224000682?via%3Dihub\"><span dir=\"auto\">Making a goal public or sharing it<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0with someone else\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecomportamiento.org\/resenas2\/influence\"><span dir=\"auto\">significantly increases<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0the likelihood of achieving it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Let&#8217;s look at a practical example: two friends decide to sign up for a half marathon. Neither of them has any prior experience running long distances, so they start from scratch. Their social commitment will be to share their distance run each day, a screenshot of their\u00a0<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">running<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0app , or a post-run photo with a cup of coffee and toast.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31414830\/\"><span dir=\"auto\">This shared commitment makes abandoning the project less likely<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span dir=\"auto\">3. Operant conditioning<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Also known as\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cun.es\/diccionario-medico\/terminos\/refuerzo-positivo\"><span dir=\"auto\">positive reinforcement<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, operant conditioning is based on the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condicionamiento_operante\"><span dir=\"auto\">theories of psychologist Frederic Skinner Burrhus<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0. It is a behavior modification technique that involves adding an\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16811673\/\"><span dir=\"auto\">immediate and meaningful reward after a desired behavior<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0. This ensures that\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/014544558044007?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span dir=\"auto\">the behavior is repeated<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Let&#8217;s look at a practical example: we sign up for English classes because our company requires it, but the reality is we hate English: it bores us, frustrates us, and doesn&#8217;t motivate us at all. But right after class, a new episode of the\u00a0Kardashian\u00a0<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">podcast comes out (and obviously they use phrases we just learned in class).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The episode lasts exactly the same as the walk home, so the return home becomes more bearable and we increasingly understand the context, \u201cyou know\u2026\u201d That is,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27899467\/\"><span dir=\"auto\">we reinforce the desired behavior with an immediate reward<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The same thing happens if we reward ourselves with watching an episode of our favorite series every time we complete a test topic.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s40359-018-0270-z?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span dir=\"auto\">The desire to repeat that productive habit increases<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span dir=\"auto\">4. Implementation of intentions<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">German psychologist\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/woopmylife.org\/es\/science\"><span dir=\"auto\">Gabriele Oettingen<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0and her colleague\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/as.nyu.edu\/faculty\/peter-m-gollwitzer.html\"><span dir=\"auto\">Peter Gollwitzer<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0have promoted and developed this concept. It involves precisely specifying\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29506445\/\"><span dir=\"auto\">when, where, and how we will perform a specific activity<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Let&#8217;s say we want to start meditating as a daily routine, but we don&#8217;t know how or when. Using the implementation intention technique, we establish that every morning, right after our coffee, we will sit by the window and meditate for five minutes using a guided meditation\u00a0<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">app<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0for the first few days, until it becomes a habit. This way, we establish when\u2014after our morning coffee\u2014where\u2014in the window seat\u2014and how\u2014using a\u00a0guided meditation\u00a0<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">app .\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29506445\/\"><span dir=\"auto\">Planning the activity transforms the <\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">vague<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\"> idea into a specific and concrete plan<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span dir=\"auto\">5. Monitoring and self-registration<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">This technique involves consciously monitoring a behavior. It comes from\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/capacpsico.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Manual-de-t%C3%A9cnicas-de-intervenci%C3%B3n-cognitiva-conductuales.pdf\"><span dir=\"auto\">behavioral and cognitive-behavioral psychology,<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0whose proponents,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burrhus_Frederic_Skinner\"><span dir=\"auto\">BF Skinner<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psicoactiva.com\/biografias\/donald-meichenbaum\/\"><span dir=\"auto\">Donald Meichenbaum<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, argue that\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/formacion.itemadrid.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Skinner-CIENCIA-Y-CONDUCTA-HUMANA.pdf\"><span dir=\"auto\">behavior can be effectively modified using positive or negative reinforcement<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">We know that most days, between work, fatigue, other\u00a0<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">hobbies<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, and commitments, we don&#8217;t have time to walk as much as we&#8217;d like. We set a daily goal of 12,000 steps and keep\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24311018\/\"><span dir=\"auto\">a self-tracking record to motivate ourselves<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0. So, we can start by setting an alarm a little earlier in the morning, so we can leave home earlier and walk to a farther bus stop or partially walk to work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">As a next step, we can set a reminder on our phone to walk after dinner, just 15 minutes a day (a number we can gradually increase). Using an\u00a0<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">app<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0to track our daily steps, we can even receive a notification when we reach our desired goal.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/2055207618797554?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><span dir=\"auto\">This tracking helps raise awareness and motivate us<\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span dir=\"auto\">From intention to habit<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">September isn&#8217;t just a return to routine, but a perfect opportunity to reenergize our planning, commitment, and motivation. Whether it&#8217;s with a post-coffee to-do list, sharing a post-run\u00a0<\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\">selfie<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\">\u00a0, binge-watching TV shows in their original versions, practicing yoga, or walking 12,000 steps a day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">We have scientifically backed tools at our disposal to build the life we \u200b\u200bwant. The important thing is to get started, because change begins with a small step, and your brain is ready to accompany you along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong> Ana Mar\u00eda Melendo Vi\u00f1ado works with the Teaching and Research Staff in Education at Camilo Jos\u00e9 Cela University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many, the return from summer vacation, in September in the northern hemisphere and March in the southern hemisphere, is the true &#8220;New Year&#8221; moment. 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