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新年计划New Year resolution背后的心理学爱思英语编者按：2007年英国布里斯托尔大学的理查德·怀斯曼（Richard Wiseman）研究了3，000人，发现：制定新年计划的人群中，88%的人都失败了，虽然52%的人在一开始时感觉自己胜券在握。《今日心理学》援引了加拿大卡尔登大学的心理学教授蒂莫西·皮曲尔的看法认为：新年计划是一种“文化拖延症”，是人们彻底改造自我的一种尝试。New Year resolutions: Be bold or forever forget themAs last year came to an end, Ms Faith Vata Musilu resolved to quit employment and start a clothing business by the end of 2013.In February, she handed her employer a resignation letter and in July, boom — she started her own business, Faithlovely Fashions, and she is the chief executive.Ms Musilu is among the lucky few who managed to see their New