As Wikipedia says "A New Year's resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western World[1] but also found in the Eastern World, in which a person resolves to continue good practices, change an undesired trait or behavior, accomplish a personal goal, or otherwise improve their life at the start of a new year."
But the success rate is 35% for participants who had unrealistic goals, 33% of participants did not keep track of their progress, and 23% forgot about them. (A study showed in 2014; Hutchison, Michelle (29 December 2014). "Bunch of failures or just optimistic? finder.com.au New Year's Resolution Study shows New Year novelty fizzles fast - finder.com.au". finder.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2018.)
And although the rate isn't very promising, one can still try to change your old ways. There's a reason the Millennials started "New Year, New Me". But let's be honest, you don't become a whole new person each year. So why not just upgrade yourself?
The New York Times made a blog called "How to make (and keep) a New Year's Resolution." , and it's a pretty good read. One piece stood out to me the most: " A lot of these resolutions fail because they’re not the right resolutions. And a resolution may be wrong for one of three main reasons:
- It’s a resolution created based on what someone else (or society) is telling you to change.
- It’s too vague.
- You don’t have a realistic plan for achieving your resolution.
You don't upgrade your phone to have the same problems it did before, so why do you treat yourself that way? Stop the excuses and start the change. 1 January 2022 is a 15gb upgrade of strength, endurance, change, and self-care. Don't extend the wait to care for yourself.
Author- Ola, I’m Geena Visagie. A complete cat lady with a love for Matcha. From Windhoek, Namibia. Love anything to do with long car drives and exploring new things. So, Namibia is the perfect place for that.
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