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How economics can help you stick to your New Year's resolution

2023/12/20
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Talk of New Year's resolutions is bubbling up as 2024 quickly approaches. Whether it's a fitness goal, wanting to learn a new skill or just trying to develop better habits, a new year is the perfect excuse to start. However, it can be difficult to maintain as time passes by. Today on the show, we talk to a behavioral economist about one of the best ways to stick to your New Year's resolutions using the power of economics. Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work by Uri Gneezy)*For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org).Music by Drop Electric). Find us: TikTok), Instagram), Facebook), Newsletter). *Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)