As the new year begins, loads of people desire to make drastic changes to their life. Oftentimes, these resolutions last a week or two, and then we fizzle out. Why do we do this, and how can we be effective in achieving goals we set? To begin, the problem lies in how extreme we make our goals. We have grandiose plans of reinvention January 1st. Why do we think we’ll become suddenly disciplined, motivated, and consistent? We overestimate the power of motivation and underestima