Why is change so hard?

Eat healthier. Exercise twice a week. Read more books. Lose weight. We make the same resolutions every year, but why is following through such a challenge?

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By Johnny Diaz

Globe Staff / January 1, 2009

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If Jim Novetta could change something in his life, he'd stop smoking. He's tried several times but failed. (Full article: 1117 words)

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