It’s the time of New Year’s resolutions.
Hopefully, you’re hanging in there with this year’s batch. As we know all-too-well, what looks easy under the fancy lights of New Year’s Eve can look a whole harder in the cold light of day on Jan. 1
Determined to keep your resolutions?
You might try this.
A new study spanning 40 years of research has found that asking questions is a better way to influence behaviour than making statements.
It’s called the “question-behaviour effect.”
Researchers from four universities across the United States looked at more than 100 studies to provide the first comprehensive look at why the effect occurs.
For example, asking someone “Will you recycle?” is more likely to remind people that recycling is good for the environment.
The researchers say they found questioning a person–or yourself–about future behaviour results in a psychological response that influences their actions when they actually get an opportunity to recycle.
Dear reader with the resolution, it’s in your hands now.
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