My Favourite Ted Talk on the Mind by Marisa Peer I watched this Ted talk one year back and came to know the actually as to how the mind works : My Favourite part of this talk: Many times, I wondered why I was stuck in a Comfort Zone. I always wanted to do something to achieve my goal, but I never took any action. She clearly summarizes the reason as to why New Year resolutions are never achieved for most of us. For e.g.: I created a New year resolution to write every day an article or showcase my knowledge. I even have written drafts or thought about topics that I always wanted to write on, but I never took the action. I never acted on writing an article as the act of writing an article is unfamiliar to me. The brain does not know how the result will of writing an article will be. So, I created all sorts of excuses. My brain was clinging on to the familiar state of not posting. I could keep writing on for the number of excuses my mind gave. How to break the pattern of inaction