resolutions

New Year’s resolutions have become tradition at this point. Even if you don’t partake in it, there will certainly be a contingent of people who crave change and the new year is a great symbolic moment for a fresh start.It’s also a great time for the other contingent of folks to start taking jabs at it in the form of posts, memes, and reactions because we all know the gym is going to be empty roughly a month or two later. New Year’s resolutions have become tradition at this point. Even if you don’t partake in it,…

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New Year’s resolutions are usually set with the best intentions – I may have already failed at one of mine already — but the right tools (and resolution, if I’m honest) can make achieving those goals easier.Naturally, with all the wearables and smartwatches around, there’s a fitness theme to half of our guide, but smartwatches can help nudge you into better habits and even remind you to meditate, which is something I’ve set up on my Apple Watch this week.We’ve also got to-do list app recommendations, cable organizing…

New Year’s resolutions are usually set with the best intentions – I may have already failed at one of mine already — but the right tools (and resolution, if I’m honest) can make achieving those goals easier.Naturally, with all the wearables and smartwatches around, there’s a fitness theme to half of our guide, but smartwatches can help nudge you into better habits and even remind you to meditate, which is something I’ve set up on my Apple Watch this week.We’ve also got to-do list app recommendations, cable organizing…

As the new year approaches, many of us are reminded of all the things we accomplished this year — getting a promotion, being more productive or even showing up to places on time — as well as things we failed to do. (There may or may not be a barely used foldable WalkingPad collecting dust in my closet.) The month of January is as great of an excuse as any to start off the year right and overall improve your well-being. According to a new poll of 1,000 U.S. adult respondents, conducted by YouGov, the most common…

As we enter 2024, many of us have some goals and resolutions that we want to achieve in the new year. Whether it’s to improve our health, learn a new skill, or read more books, we all have something that we want to accomplish. But sometimes, it can be hard to stick to our resolutions and make them a reality. We might lose motivation, get distracted, or feel overwhelmed by the challenges that we face.That’s why we're here to help. We’ve compiled a list of apps that will help you make your New Year’s resolutions a reality.…

Ah, New Year's resolutions are here to whack us over the head with all the things we should be doing, and which we’ll attempt in bulk in the hope that some of those new habits manage to stick for the following year. Meal plans, gym memberships, a new skill or language – the New Year is a great time to think about what we want more of in our life and what small steps we can take towards it.Habit forming is hard, of course, but there is help at hand. For anyone juggling a medley of Apple devices, there are plenty of…

Dick Coffee attended 781 consecutive University of Alabama football games. Meg Roh surfed through illness, storms and nightfall to maintain a seven-year daily surfing streak. Jon Sutherland ran at least 1 mile every day for over 52 years.An activity streak has the power to compel behavior, and marketers have taken note.Marketing researchers Jackie Silverman and Alixandra Barasch recently documented 101 unique instances, including Snapchat, Candy Crush Saga, Wordle and the Duolingo language learning platform, of apps that…

Digital Trends Now that the holidays have come and gone, it’s time to look forward to the new year. And you know what that means — 2024 New Year’s resolutions! I know that we all try to make some resolutions each year, but it’s hard to stay on top of it. Whether it’s trying to eat healthier and exercise more, managing your budget better, or even just trying to form better overall habits and break bad ones, there are apps to help you stay on track. Here are the best apps for New Year’s resolutions for iPhones and…

Most of us start the year with a list of New Year’s resolutions and the best of intentions, but by the end of January that head of steam we’ve built up over the holiday period has gone entirely. But let’s make 2024 different. Let’s make it the year you actually stick to your New Year’s resolutions because you have a secret weapon in your fight against resolution fatigue, and we’re going to show you how to use it. That secret weapon is… your iPhone! Your iPhone is packed with apps like TikTok, Facebook and X that are…