If winter blues is causing New Year's resolutions to fail, wait until Spring!

For many people, ringing in 2026 is a new beginning starting with a New Year’s resolution. A behavioral scientist at Washington University in St. Louis advised to give the idea of any New Year’s resolution more thought. “My take on it is that maybe January is not the best time,” said Tim Bono, PhD, Lecturer in Psychological and Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Bono conducts research on positive psychology which looks at predictors of health and well-being in day-to-day lives. Reviewing the research and considering New Year’s resolutions, Bono shared a new perspective about setting new goals on January 1st. Bono said it’s okay to plan the goals for later in the year. Maybe the best time is springtime. “You might call that spring renewal,” he said. “We do spring cleaning in our homes. We plant seeds in our gardens. And it could also be a time for us to think about the new things, the new initiatives that we also want to be incorporating into our lives.” #winterblues #newyear #newyear2026 #newyears #newyearsday #newyearcelebration #newyearsresolution #goals #goalsetting #goalsettingmotivation #newyears #SAD #seasonalkaffectivedisorder