I want you to ask yourself a question real quick.
How's your resolution going?
Honestly, I get it.
It seems that, during the past nineteen years, my resolutions really only last about a week, and then I find them going stale.
This year I had a simple resolution. I just wanted to write in a journal every day, and yet I have only written in my journal a handful of times.
It seemed that, by the end of January, school picked up and my free time became more scarce. I felt like a journal just isn't something that would last.
Now I understand that keeping a resolution is the same as making it, and it's something that takes a lot more work than expected.
In elementary school, I learned that new things in a daily life require at least three weeks in order to become a habit. Unless I drill that one thing into my head, it slips my mind and I truly never think about it again.
I also think that the idea of a New Year's Resolution is a bit dumb. I mean, you choose just the start of a new year to make a change in your lifestyle.
I think in today's world, we need to focus more on changing ourselves for the better every day. By placing a new timestamp on something, we ultimately hinder ourselves from progressing.
If I really wanted to, I could start a journal at any time. People can start hitting the gym at any time; just because January 1st rolls around the corner, it shouldn't be our cue to then start making plans to improve.
So next year, don't let that be your starting point to do something that will better your life. Instead, start today and reap the benefits knowing you have a level of control in your life.
Also, maybe my New Year's resolution next year should be to not write about New Year's in February.