Speaking of resolutions, New Year is amongst the worst times to make resolutions:

• Making resolutions starting on a holiday is dumb–you are likely to deviate from your regular schedule anyway (for example, celebrate with your friends) which increases the chance of breaking your resolution on Day 1. And if you do, you’re likely to get beat up about it and give up altogether
• Making resolutions a day after a holiday is dumb–you are likely to be hungover on January 1, and just overall unmotivated
• Making resolutions in the middle of winter is dumb. There are many things you can’t do in the winter. Many people make New Year’s resolutions to get in shape, or lose some weight, but forget that the main motivator (let’s face it, people are vain)–to look better–can’t really be taken advantage of until the middle of spring. It’s too far from January 1
• The chances are, you have given yourself something like an hour, or less, to come up with your resolutions (you probably started thinking about your resolutions at 11:47pm on December 31st). You have not internalized them, let alone connected them to some higher goal. You don’t have a plan. You don’t know what stands in the way to achieve your goals

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