Is there a gentler way of thinking about vices – one that doesn’t make us feel like villains?
Between her 430 million Instagram followers, reported $800m net worth and close friendship with Taylor Swift, it’s rare that I feel a kinship with pop star Selena Gomez. But 11 days into the new year, a headline makes me wince in recognition: “Selena Gomez is back on Instagram, 18 hours after announcing a social media break.”
I’ve been feeling especially conscious of my bad habits – possibly because a depressing body of evidence suggests that we’ve typically given up on our new year’s resolutions by mid-January.
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