resolutions
New Year’s resolutions are counterproductive to self-growth
January 9, 2025Content warning: mental illness, brief mention of suicide. The beginning of the year is a short-lived period of optimism that makes us believe change is within our reach. Many of us welcome the new year by promising we will become better versions of ourselves, whether that means socializing more, eating healthier, exercising regularly, or saving money. Despite considering myself ambitious, I rarely make New Year’s resolutions. For me, self-improvement is about more than goals, it’s about the person I wish to become, which is why Atomic Habits by James Clear especially resonated with me. In Atomic Habits, Clear asks the…
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New Year, Same Old Me?
January 10, 2023What are your goals? At the beginning of a new year, it’s difficult not to succumb to the pressures of maximizing your success in the coming year. Our Instagram feeds become flooded with overly positive content coaching us on how…
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Broken New Year’s resolutions aren’t the end
January 16, 2021In Ann M. Martin’s book, Karen’s New Year, Karen watches as her family makes — and eventually breaks — all of their New Year’s resolutions. Like Karen, this was the first time I had heard of New Year’s resolutions, and…
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Why your New Year’s resolutions keep failing
January 4, 2016[dropcap]S[/dropcap]o, we’re a few days into 2016. Have you been keeping up with your new year’s resolutions? You might be doing well so far, but chances are you have a feeling that this success won’t last long. Don’t worry, you’re…
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Reframing last year’s failed New Year’s resolutions
January 6, 2015“Resolution number one: Give up coffee.” The number of times this failed resolution, along with many others, has seen my new year’s list borderlines on hilarity. Honestly, why do I keep scribbling down this resolution year after year? There’s something…
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New Year’s resolutions (the ones you should have made)
January 9, 2012The new year is a time for contemplation, for reflecting on the year past and on what we desire for the future. It’s a time to make resolutions and become better, more fulfilled human beings. I like to think positively,…
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