Recently, we have been either saying or hearing others talk about an expression “new year new me.” What does it mean? New Year, New Me determines all the new steps and the confirmation of changing what was negative into positive; however, it seems to be entirely different from what we have experienced. What are the expectations?
According to the dictionary, new means not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time; or already existing but seen, experienced, or acquired newly or now for the first time. One of Mead's most significant contributions to social psychology is his distinction between the “I” and the “Me.” The self that arises about a specific generalized other refers to as the “Me.” The “Me” is a cognitive object, which is only known retrospectively, that is, on reflection.
After joining those two words, you should come up with a definition for new me which means to discover for the first time a reflection of someone, or already existed, but seen for the first time.
Even though the majority of people have been saying “new year, new me,” they tend to remain the same according to their behaviors. For example, “new year, new me” for a student who got low grades last year is to announce that he or she will study, do homework, and focus on getting better and higher grades. When you mention something new, It automatically refers to something that was not from the past, and it is unfamiliar, not like you do not know it exists. Instead, you get to experience it for the very first time. However, it seems to look like everything remains the same.
If you claim a “New Year, New Me,” will you also claim to leave all the bad habits, and adapt what is going to make you a new person in this new year. Furthermore, stop saying “New Year, New Me” if you do not plan on ceasing gossiping about this relative. How can you be using this expression while you are still letting the same person use you every year, or repeating what has been messing up your new year? A “New Year, New Me” should announce the process of becoming someone different from who you used to be the last year.
As I was thinking about writing this article, I interviewed some of my family members about the expression. Here are their answers to their actual ages in parentheses.
Janeessah: A fresh start, positive thinking, positive vibe, volunteer your time and skills (10).
Marcia: New everything, negative things should turn into positive ones (38).
Kim: “New Year, New Me” means that you change yourself (9).
Jayden: “Everything I will do this year will be different from last year (11).
Lucy: “People use it a lot, but they do not take it seriously because they remain the same” (33).
Julissa: “My thoughts are on both sides. It depends on experience. For example, if it was a bad/ sad experience, the person may want to change bot necessarily physically, but mentally. Or it can be physically wanting to change certain things about them like haircuts, hairstyles or color, and setting a goal to lose weight” (18).
I want to thank all the names above for sharing their thoughts, and I would like to remind everyone who is reading this article that the expression can be varied, so do not expect to see just the change you were able to recognize. Anything that changes from someone, the person automatically becomes a new person. For example, our ages shift every year can make us new people.
