New Year, New Resolutions?
Posted by Josh Klein
I took a long holiday break, and I’m back and rejuvenated for 2008. I hope the same is true for you.
The popular “new year resolution” meme always pops up this time of year. We tend to get a little depressed in the winter, so resolutions are an opportunity to change.
2008 means Spring is closer and everything can start anew.
But I don’t usually like resolutions, because I’ve only been successful with changes that I maintain for long periods of time (thereby making them habits, not fads).
But I am changing things in the New Year. I will be unveiling changes to this blog - in design, structure, and even content.
What is 2008 going to be for you? Leave a comment.
[photo via Tahir]
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Instead of typical resolutions, mine are more like guiding principles for the coming year. I make resolutions like “This year, I will try to be a better friend/son/employee.” Then when situations arise, I think, “How can I make this better?” instead of just going about my business. And it’s much harder to *fail* this sort of resolution: if you don’t do anything different, it’s likely you won’t remember your inaction. However your successes will stick with you, helping build success upon success.
That’s a good take. But for me, trying to make a change has to be pervasive; if I’m not actively thinking about it all the time, I tend to forget. Maybe it’s that my life is busy, and I rarely take a moment to stop and just think.
Maybe that should be my resolution?
i need to stop smoking
A bunch of people in the office stopped smoking at the same time, and anyone who cheated was loudly ostracized. Seemed to work well… until we hired 2 more smokers.