• Wellness
Jan 9, 2013 6:00 PM EST
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Stress Less: 5 Ways To Find Your Happy Place
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Get A New To-Do

Sure, making the umpteenth to-do list of the day might useful for a few minutes, but clarifying your bigger goals and intentions can help in the long run. Do you really need to attempt to become vegan, run a half-marathon, write more thank-you notes and start that Etsy shop before March?

"All of these things are just more things to do," life coach Christine Sachs says of our group tendency to make mile-long resolution lists. "Distinguish what it is you’re committed to." Once you’ve figured out your priorities, what you actually need to do becomes more obvious.