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Resolutions often rely on willpower to push through or follow through, but research shows they usually don’t work. Guillermo Spelucin Runciman/iStock via Getty Images

New Year’s resolutions usually fall by the wayside, but there is a better approach to making real changes

New Year’s resolutions typically fade so quickly that there is a ‘Quitter’s Day’ named after them, for the second Friday in January. But small actions and shifts in mindset can have much longer-lasting beneficial effects.
Students who are career-driven tend to do better academically. Morsa Images via Getty Images

Purpose and gratitude boost academic engagement

College students who are focused on career goals and personal growth – and growth for others – tend to fare better academically, new research finds.

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