We, as humans, are never content. We're never content with who we are, with what we're doing, or where we're going. That's why we suffer all year and say, "Eh, well, maybe next year." We end the year unhappy with the decisions we made and how life unraveled, so we promise to get our lives together the second the clock strikes midnight.

Growing up, I used to think New Year's resolutions were cliche and a waste of time. We all knew you weren't going to actually go to the gym for longer than that first month at the most, and we all knew the whole "no soda" cleanse would crack probably even sooner. And sure, it may be cliche to pretend life starts over every January 1st, but I love it.

There's something so pure and refreshing about the concept of starting over, that I can completely reinvent myself in the span of a year. I can get my life together in school, I can get an entirely new job, I can become organized, I can cut my hair, I can move away, I can become anything I want to be.

Once we reach December, life tends to really weigh down on us hard. All we can think about is how we probably failed our finals, how everything seemed to have gone wrong, how horribly that last relationship ended, and so on and so forth until we're suffocating under a seemingly never-ending pile of disappointment.

With 2018 approaching, we're all desperate to be rehydrated with hope and aspiration. So go get it. Set a New Year's resolution for yourself, or five of them. Make goals to create and mold yourself into the best possible version of yourself, whether that's going to the gym, quitting soda, not failing a class next semester, or getting your mental health properly taken care of.

Who cares if it's cliche? If it furthers your self-improvement, it's worth it.