新年决心实现秘诀KeytokeepingNewYearresolutions新年过去好几个月啦,你的“新年决心”实现了多少?健身、减肥、戒烟等等“宏伟蓝图”是不是开始变得举步维艰?如何完成“新年决心”,且看专家为你支招……ThekeytokeepingaNewYearresolutionmaybetobreakyourgoalintosmallstepsandnottodwellontheconsequencesofnotachievingyourgoal,apscyhologisthasclaimed.LessthanaquarterofBritonswillachievetheirNewYearresolutionsin2010becausetheygoaboutitthewrongway,accordingtoProfessorRichardWiseman,fromtheUniversityofHertfordshire.Hestudied700volunteerswhomadeawiderangeofNewYearresolutions,includingquittingsmoking,losingweight,startingarelationshiporgainingaqualification.Just22percentofparticipantsmanagedtomeettheirgoalsordescribedtheirprogressas‘‘verysuccessful’’.Thereasonsomanyfailedisthattheytookthewrongapproach—andwereledastraybyself-helpbooks.Bycomparingthetechniquesofsuccessfulandunsuccessfulresolutionmakers,ProfessorRichardWisemancameupwithalistoftipsforstayingthecoursewhenmakingchangesinone’slife.Peoplewhofailedtendedtodwellonthe‘‘badthings’’thatwouldhappeniftheydidnotachievetheirgoal,saidtheprofessor.Theywerelikelytoremovetemptationfromtheirsurroundings,adoptrolemodels,fantasiseaboutbeingsuccessful,andrelyonwillpower.Successfulparticipants,ontheotherhand,broketheirgoalsintosmallsteps,rewardingthemselveswheneachstagewaspassed.Theyalsotoldfriendsaboutwhattheyweretryingtoachieve,remindedthemselvesofthebenefitsofobtainingtheirgoal,andchartedtheirprogress.ProfWiseman’s10secretsofsuccesswhenmakingNewYearresolutions:1)Makeonlyoneresolution;yourchancesofsuccessaregreaterwhenyouchannelenergyintochangingjustoneaspectofyourbehaviour.2)Don’twaituntilNewYear’sEvetothinkaboutyourresolutionandinsteaddevotesometimeafewdaysbeforetoreflectuponwhatyoureallywanttoachieve.3)Avoidpreviousresolutions;decidingtore-visitapastresolutionsetsyouupforfrustrationanddisappointment.4)Don’trunwiththecrowdandgowiththeusualresolutions.Insteadthinkaboutwhatyoureallywantoutoflife.5)Breakyourgoalintoaseriesofsteps,focusingoncreatingsub-goalsthatareconcrete,measurable,andtime-based.6)Tellyourfriendsandfamilyaboutyourgoals,thusincreasingthefearoffailureandelicitingsupport.7)Regularlyremindyourselfofthebenefitsassociatedwithachievingyourgoalsbycreatingachecklistofhowlifewouldbebetteronceyouobtainyouraim.8)Giveyourselfasmallrewardwheneveryouachieveasub-goal,thusmaintainingmotivationandasenseofprogress.9)Makeyourplansandprogressconcretebykeepingahand-writtenjournal,completingacomputerspreadsheetorcoveringanoticeboardwithgraphsorpictures.10)Expecttoreverttoyouroldhabitsfromtimetotime.Treatanyfailureasatemporaryset-backratherthanareasontogiveupaltogether.心理学家认为,实现新年决心的关键在于将你的目标分解成一个一个小步骤,而不是去考虑无法达成目标所产生的后果。赫特福德大学理查德•怀斯曼教授声称,由于采取了错误的方法,超过四分之三的英国人无法实现他们在2010年的新年决心。怀斯曼教授对700名制定各种各样新年决心的志愿者进行了调查,这些人的决心包括戒烟、减肥、恋爱或考取一项资格证书等。其中只有22%的人成功实现了他们的目标或认为自己做得“非常成功”。而很多人没能实现目标的原因是他们采取了错误的方法,即被各种号称能够帮助你实现目标的书误导了。在对比了实现目标和没有实现的人所采用的方法后,怀斯曼教授总结出了一些秘诀,以帮助人们在改变生活的道路时找到正确的方向。怀斯曼教授说,没能实现目标的人们往往纠结于未达成目标而造成的“不良后果”。这些人倾向...