At the beginning of every New Year, people make resolutions and it's no accident, it’s science.

Social scientists refer to the first day of the new year as a “temporal landmark”. This New Year resolution is similar to a navigational landmark, it gives direction to where we want to go.

While the start of the New Year may get the most notoriety, there are 85 other days where one can start fresh. It’s simple

These days are referred to as social or personal landmarks. January 1 is a social landmark as well as other days of the year where a fresh start syncs with our routine. The first day of the week–52 days, the first day of the month, 12 days, holidays.

Personal landmarks are birthdays, anniversaries, first day of the semester, graduation, first day on the job, etc.

My personal favorite landmark is my birthday, January 16. It follows the momentum of the New Year and gives me more time to focus on themes, objectives and goals for my life, not just the New Year.

My favorite month for starting something is February. The 28 days is a great number to create a routine over four weeks

My favorite season for fresh starts is Advent, the beginning of the new Christian calendar.

There are plenty of days for you to experiment with what works best for you. Even uncomfortable days can become good landmarks. Like a death of a loved one serving as a start of something new as a tribute to the individual.

It’s exciting. It’s fun and who doesn't need multiple times to start again?