The Science Behind Failed Resolutions

They do a decent job at explaining ego depletion without using the term. Some discussion is here: http://www.psychwiki.com/wiki/Ego_Depletion . The wikipedia article is also pretty good: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego_depletion

I was expecting this to be a piece on the bizarre screen resolutions that have appeared over the years and why they haven't caught on. Unfortunately it was some boring BS about new years resolutions.

Your comment suggests that you either don't believe the thesis or that you find it obvious.

In trying to change multiple things about myself and failing at most of them (say, 80%) I believe that understanding the human brain allows us to succeed where we place our mental energy.

And with that, comes success. Merely my $0.02. Take from it what you will.

I'm surprised 12% of resolutions succeed!