Why You Broke Your New Year’s Resolution

The “Happiness Project” author describes two frequent mistakes people make in setting goals for themselves.

What are some bad first steps to take in pursuing happiness?

Gretchen Rubin:

Well, there’s a couple of mistakes that I think people make with resolutions. First of all, it’s easy to make a resolution that sounds specific, but is not really specific because the thing with resolutions, the more specific you are with yourself; the better able you are to hold yourself accountable. And that...