Current：Home > ScamsHow economics can help you stick to your New Year's resolution -FutureFinance
How economics can help you stick to your New Year's resolution
View
Date：2025-04-17 12:48:09
Talk of New Year's resolutions is bubbling up as 2024 quickly approaches. Whether it's a fitness goal, wanting to learn a new skill or just trying to develop better habits, a new year is the perfect excuse to start. However, it can be difficult to maintain as time passes by.
Today on the show, we talk to a behavioral economist about one of the best ways to stick to your New Year's resolutions using the power of economics.
Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work by Uri Gneezy
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood！ (9)
Related
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- Lindsey Graham among those Georgia grand jury recommended for charges in 2020 probe
- Taco Bell brings back Rolled Chicken Tacos, adds Chicken Enchilada Burrito, too
- Author traces 'surprising history' of words that label women and their lives
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- Jessica Alba's Comments About Her Bond With Her Kids Are Sweet as Honey
- Top storylines entering US Open men's semifinals: Can breakout star Ben Shelton surprise?
- Trump back on the campaign trail after long absence, Hurricane Lee grows: 5 Things podcast
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Ex-cop charged with murder: Video shows officer rushed to car, quickly shot through window
Ranking
- How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
- Florida Supreme Court to hear challenge to 15-week abortion ban
- Russian missile attack kills policeman, injures 44 others in Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine
- 7-year-old girl finds large diamond on her birthday at Arkansas park known for precious stones
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- Women credits co-worker for helping win $197,296 from Michigan Lottery Club Keno game
- Maker of the spicy 'One Chip Challenge' pulls product from store shelves
- Fourth man charged in connection with threats and vandalism targeting two New Hampshire journalists
Recommendation
Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
Time off 'fueled a fire' as Naomi Osaka confirms 2024 return months after giving birth
Germany pulled off the biggest upset of its basketball existence. Hardly anyone seemed to notice
Idaho college killings prosecutors want to limit cameras in court
San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
Top storylines entering US Open men's semifinals: Can breakout star Ben Shelton surprise?
South Korea’s Yoon meets Indonesian leader to deepen economic, defense ties
Settlement reached in lawsuit over cop pepper-spraying Black, Latino soldier in 2020 traffic stop