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Why making New Year's resolutions may not help you

A person prepares to write New Year's resolutions on a piece of paper. [Getty Images]

A New Year brings in hope and offers another chance to right the things one never got right in the previous year. So, many people tend to welcome a new year with excitement and anticipation.

The tradition of setting New Year's resolutions is as old as man himself. Unfortunately, few people follow through with these resolutions. One Gallup study showed a 91 per cent failure rate in New year resolutions. This means only about 9 per cent follow through those resolutions.

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