Here’s Why Micro Goals Work Better Than New Year’s Resolutions This year, don’t make a sweeping, drastic New Year’s resolution. You’ll be more likely to reach your goals and see plans through by setting micro goals instead. Most resolutions involve grand ideas that sound good on New Years Day but aren’t realistic goals for the rest of the year. And once you break the resolution once, it’s easy to throw in the towel and quit altogether. That’s why micro goals can actually help you reach the same end goal more quickly. Setting a micro goal that you can readily attain creates the kind of mindset that can foster real, long-term change. People respond positively to success, so reaching multiple micro goals may actually be the easiest way to reach a daunting goal.