Why do New Year’s resolutions feel like a magical rebirth at midnight… and then die by January 12th? In this episode of Planting Thoughts, Mike breaks down the real psychology behind resolutions—the neuroscience, the behavioral traps, the motivation myths, the influencer nonsense, and the emotional chaos behind why you swear you’re becoming a 5 a.m. gym warrior… right after finishing that last slice of holiday fudge.We dive into: ✨ Why your brain LOVES the idea of “New Year, New Me” ✨ The most common American resolutions (and why they repeat every year) ✨ Why resolutions fail (hint: it’s not because you’re weak) ✨ What research generally suggests about dopamine, habit formation, and fresh-start effects ✨ Why waiting for the “perfect time” is a trap ✨ How productivity culture can wreck your sanity ✨ A step-by-step blueprint for building resolutions that actually survive the year ✨ How to create goals that align with your identity, not your guilt ✨ And why tiny, consistent wins beat motivational hype every timeThis episode is part humor, part science, part “stop buying vision boards you won’t fill out,” and 100% designed to make your resolutions work for you, not against you. If you’re ready to build goals that don’t collapse like wet cardboard—hit subscribe, join the Firestarters, and start shaping the year today instead of “someday.”Welcome to Planting Thoughts, the psychology podcast that digs into the weird, funny, and fascinating sides of human behavior. From cults and moral dilemmas to personality, decision-making, and why our brains do the dumb stuff they do — we blend science, humor, and storytelling to make psychology real and relatable.🎙️ Hosted by Mike 🧠 Topics: psychology, neuroscience, social behavior, moral psychology, mental health, personality science, pop culture, dark psychology, and the psychology of everyday life.Subscribe for weekly deep dives, mind-bending insights, and some laughs along the way.🔍 Keywords: psychology podcast | human behavior | moral psychology | cognitive biases | social psychology | mental health science | Planting Thoughts podcast | psychology explained | funny psychology podcast#NewYearsResolutions #Psychology #MotivationScience #SelfImprovement #HabitBuilding #PlantingThoughts #MindsetShift #BehaviorChange #IdentityBasedHabits #PositivePsychology #ResolutionTips #GoalSetting #Dopamine #PersonalGrowth