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:
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.