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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Brian Harman and Janine Bosak

UNCOVERED: How to keep your new year s resolutions 66c6387b 3ecc 4d61 8fac e878868ee41a - Caught on Camera

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We are creatures of habit. Between a third and half of our behaviour is habitual, according to research estimates. Unfortunately, our bad habits compromise our health, wealth and happiness.

On average, it takes 66 days to form a habit. But positive behavioural change is harder than self-help books would have us believe. Only 40 per cent of people can sustain their new year’s resolution after six months, while only 20 per cent of dieters maintain long-term weight loss.

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