"A Wall Street tech leader explains how small, indeed micro, behavioral changes lead to major self-improvement Whether losing weight, saving money, or getting organized, we're always setting goals and making resolutions but rarely following through on them. Determination and willpower aren't strong enough to defeat our mass of ingrained habits; to succeed we have to learn how to focus our self-control on precise behavioral targets and overwhelm them, according to longtime Wall Street technology strategist Caroline Arnold. Small Move, Big Change is Arnold's guide to turning broad personal goals into meaningful and discrete behavioral changes that lead to permanent improvement"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

Introduction: Why resolutions fail -- The seven rules of microresolutions. How to make a microresolution ; Don't make resolutions you can't keep ; Doing it ; Instant gratification ; Made to measure ; Give it some spin ; Trigger happy ; Practice makes permanent ; Test-driving your resolution -- Microresolutions in action. Sleep ; Fitness ; Diet and nutrition ; Clutter ; Relationships ; Spending ; Punctuality ; Organization -- Afterword: Beyond autopilot.