The micro-resolutions to try in 2026

Most of us start the new year with grand ambitions to change our life for the better – only to abandon our well-intentioned resolutions within a few weeks.

According to a YouGov poll from 2024, 17% of Brits cast aside their new year’s resolutions – which are dominated by health and financial goals – within a month, while just 11% of us manage to keep them up for a whole year. Strava dubbed the second Tuesday of January “Quitter’s Day”, said Tech Radar, following an analysis of its data that found a sharp drop in activity on that date.