Did you actually make any New Years resolutions?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (218846)
Walnut Creek, California
January 1, 2016 12:44pm CST
Everybody talks about New Years resolutions at this time of year, but do people really make them, and if they do, do they really keep them? I heard an interview on the radio yesterday with some "Distinguished Professor" from University of So-and-So, and he said that a key is to set realistic goals (lose ten pounds, not 30), and to have a "recovery plan" if you slip up.
I never really make New Years resolutions, but when I think of them, they're always kind of abstract, like "be more assertive" or "write more songs." At the and of the year, I'm never sure if I achieved them. Do you make New Years resolutions? Are they realistic?
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
1 Jan 16
I haven't made any in a long time because I never actually keep them.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Jan 16
@TheHorse The bigger the better, the more you want it the more you`ll work for it.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
10 Jan 16
@TheHorse I kind of thought that would be some resolutions you would be inclined to make, sir!
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
1 Jan 16
I don't usually, but I made one 5 years ago and stuck with it till today. Stop smoking.. Ain't smoked since
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
1 Jan 16
@TheHorse didn't think I was gonna be able to do it, then it turned out easier than I thought lol
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@TheHorse (218846)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jan 16
@Drosophila I'm glad to hear that! I've heard that's one of the hardest things to give up. Do you feel healthier?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Jan 16
As far as I can remember I have never made New Year's resolution. Maybe I did as a child, although I cannot recollect doing so.
The whole system is considered traditional and many people make one due to feeling obligated, so they are doomed to fail.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
I NEVER make resolutions because you will break them all by the 15th of January.
Start each day with a plan to do one thing better today than you did it last time and you will get better over time. It will be a part of a process of continuous improvement.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Jan 16
I don't but having said that I am resolved to de-clutter in 2016 by 50%. We are getting older and I don't want or need stuff anymore.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Jan 16
@TheHorse I open a drawer and must get ride of at least 5 things, often I do a lot more. We have way too much clothes and I used to be an antique dealer so my attic is filled with "stuff"
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@TheHorse (218846)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Jan 16
@BelleStarr I'm going to start with boxes that have been sitting around holding nothing for more than six months.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Jan 16
ABSOLUTELY! I make 4 each year and I check end at the end of each month to see if I am on track or not. But I never make the "lose weight" because that is something I work on everyday regardless. Mine are 1. Stop shopping and use the stockpile. 2. Start up the new business and I will wok on that one today. 3. Out with the old worn and in with the new, I need a car and new clothes. 4. Be more selfish, I usually provide for others over myself.
See none of those are your typical resolutions.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
10 Jan 16
I've never made any New Year's resolutions. I always thought it was kind of silly, myself. If I decide I want to lose 10 lbs, then the time of year to make a resolution like that is certainly not in the winter time when Mother Nature tells everyone's body to store fat and sleep more!
The time to make that resolution is in the Spring when your natural tempo slows down and your body "wakes up" from its Winter's lethargy!
The same could be said of many other resolutions people decide to make and then break before two weeks has passed.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
1 Jan 16
I don't really make them and if i do it is something i know i can manage without stress
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
2 Jan 16
I only had 1 that I kept going for @TheHorse and that was to quit smoking. I cut back for awhile but never quit.
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@Sandralu (14)
• Ningbo, China
2 Jan 16
I always make resolutions like learn drawing, keep fit or travel to some foreign countries... But all of them seem so unrealistic. I will write all my goals down on a paper, sealed in an envelope and opened it at the end of that year. Ooooh, noooo, I fulfill not one item on it. Sadlly, and make new year resolution again.
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