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Your New Year’s decision planner

Are you a New Year’s decision particular person? I did not was. My philosophy has at all times been, “Why wait for a new year if you could change your life at any time?” Over the years, I’ve grown fonder of the clear slate feeling that Jan. 1 offers you. And this yr, Life Kit’s New Year’s Resolution planner has all the pieces I have to set some large targets.

The illustrated grid options 50 episodes that may aid you attain your 2024 ambitions. You can filter them by theme and work in your psychological well being, profession, relationships and extra. Looking for extra normal recommendation? Check out a habits scientist’s suggestions for changing your life. Whatever decision you select, remember to make use of these tricks to keep yourself accountable all year long.

Life Kit editor Malaka Gharib says this yr she hopes readers can discover an episode that may assist them “improve their life in a big way in 2024.” She had a child in February and needs to observe saying “no” extra. She’ll be utilizing recommendation from the “How to Say No” episode and pausing earlier than answering a request.

As for me? I’m getting married this month. As I begin a brand new part of my life with my husband, I’ll be seeking to this episode for recommendation on starting new family traditions — and letting go of outdated ones.

Looking forward to 2024

An individual passes a pile of discarded Christmas timber alongside a sidewalk in New York City on Jan. 14, 2014.

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An individual passes a pile of discarded Christmas timber alongside a sidewalk in New York City on Jan. 14, 2014.

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For those that are extraordinarily on-line, 2023 was the yr of ChatGPT, Barbenheimer and woman dinners. What will the web deliver us this yr? Casey Newton, editor for the tech e-newsletter Platformer, tells Morning Edition what his predictions are.

Many suppose it is dangerous luck to take your Christmas tree down earlier than the twelfth day of Christmas on Jan. 6. If your tree remains to be up, here is how one can properly dispose of it or give it a brand new life.

A go-to bronchial asthma remedy is leaving cabinets this month. Drugmaker GSK says it is discontinuing its drug Flovent as a result of it is making a generic model as an alternative. Here’s what sufferers who rely on the medication have to know.

The Emmy Awards are lastly right here. Originally scheduled for September 2023, it was canceled as a result of writers’ and actors’ strikes. Mark your calendars for Jan. 15 to see whether or not your favourite reveals will take dwelling a prize.

This e-newsletter was edited by Treye Green.