New Year’s Resolutions
Each year we say we’ll
start doing something or try stop doing something. A New Year's resolution is a tradition most
common in the West. It’s kind of
self-improvement.
At the end of the old
year we come to believe it is high time to change. We expect to roll up our
sleeves and get down to the nitty-gritty.
The most popular
resolutions chosen by people are:
·
Weight loss
·
Quitting
smoking
·
Taking up
sports or some hobby
·
Spending less
time on social media (such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.)
·
Taking a trip
·
Helping others
·
Socializing
·
Spending more time with family members
Why are New Year's resolutions destined to fail?
All year long we are tempted by little sins like eating snacks,
gossiping, drinking alcohol, being a couch potato or a lazy master of memes and
others.
People make resolutions as a way of motivating themselves – says Timothy
Pychyl, a professor of psychology at Carleton University in Canada.[1]
Resolutions are a form of an effort to reinvent oneself. People aren’t
ready to change their habits and additions. Although we have a problem, we set
up unrealistic objectives.
Another aspect of
failed resolutions is the fact that we are afraid to take risk and we get back
to old behaviors. Last
minute decisions tend to be based on what is on your mind at that time.
Instead, we should take some time out and reflect upon what we really want to
achieve.
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http://jeffmcdanieltraining.com/why-you-will-fail-this-summer/
Links:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/50-new-years-resolution-ideas-and-how-achieve-each-them.html
[1]
https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2015/12/26/cultural-procrastination-the-psychology-behind-new-years-resolutions.html
