Learn Spanish? Finally quit smoking? Become a better cook? Whatever you've decided to achieve next year, you know all too well that you're probably going to fail, and that list of beautiful, aspirational goals is staying unfulfilled. Sorry.
想要学习西班牙语？要要戒烟？想成为一名好厨师？不管在接下来的一年你打算做什么，你都非常清楚自己有可能会失败，那张写得天花乱坠的，令人振奋的目标列表依旧无法实现。

For this very reason some people forgo making any resolutions altogether, so we're here to help - this year you might actually have a chance, with help from a few tricks of the mind.
因为这个，很多人不在为自己设定目标了，所以我们就来帮忙啦！牢记以下几个要点，你今年可能就有可能成功。
Before we get into the list, it turns out the number one thing to stop relying on is your own willpower - that's basically the worst approach to keeping a resolution, and is the reason why so many of us never start exercising more, continue eating all that fried chicken, and still can't speak a word of French.
在揭晓这份列表之前，我们要说的是，首先你最不应该依赖的就是自己的意志力了--基本上这是坚持奋斗目标最糟糕的方法了，而且这也是大多数人不能坚持锻炼，却一直吃炸鸡。一直不会讲法语的原因。
What should you be doing instead? As Wiseman explained on his blog back in 2013, your goals should be small and manageable, you should document your success, tell others about your intentions, and, importantly, not beat yourself up for failing. Here’s the complete list of Wiseman’s advice:
那我们应该怎么做呢？ 2013年Wiseman 教育网在其微博上写道，你应该设定比较小一点的易于管理的目标，你应该记录下你的成功，告诉别人你的打算，并且，重要的是，就算失败了也不要责难自己。以下是 Wiseman 教育网列出的一份完整列表：
1) If possible, make only one resolution - changing a lot of things at once is more difficult.
（1）如果可能的话，只设定一个目标--一次性改变太多的东西更加不容易。
2) Think about your resolutions in advance, and spend some time to reflect on them.
（2）要提前思虑周全，要花时间反省。
3) Don’t re-visit past failures, but focus on new resolutions instead.
（3）不要总想着之前的失败经历，而是要关注新的计划目标。
4) Focus on what you really want - don’t just go with what’s trendy.
（4）注重自己的真实所求而不是随波逐流。
5) Break your goal into manageable, concrete steps with specific deadlines.
（5）将自己的目标变得可管理，设定期限完成自己的每一步。
6) Go public - tell your friends, family, social networks about your goals, which will increase your fear of failure and also garner support.
（6）公之于众--告诉你的朋友、家人，在社交网络上分享自己的目标，那样就可以使你更惧怕失败也会让你获得更多的支持。
7) Create a checklist focusing on how much better your life will be once you’ve achieved your goals.
（7）列一份列表，写下完成目标以后你的生活会变得多么美好。
8) Whenever you make progress on the steps towards your goal, give yourself a small reward.
（8）只要离自己的目标更近一步，给一个自己小小的奖励。
9) Document your journey - charts, spreadsheets, journals and other means of tracking your progress will keep it concrete.
（9）记录下你的旅程--用图表、电子表格、日记或是其它的方式记录下自己的进程会让你的目标一步一个脚印。
10) Don’t beat yourself up and quit if you sometimes revert to old habits - treat it as a temporary setback.
（10）若你重拾旧习，不要责怪自己并放弃--把这当做一个暂时的小挫折就好。
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