Every year, most people make that same old cliché promise to themselves that they will do XYZ in the new year. You're going to eat healthier, you're going to lose weight, you're going to go to the gym more, you're going to start saving your money, you're going to be a better person... yeah okay. Even worse than making an empty promise to yourself, people then go and post said "resolution" all over social media to make themselves look good.

New Year's resolutions have become less of a promise to oneself and more of a competition of who can come up with the most original resolution or how good your resolution will make you look. The reality is that most people will stick to their guns for the first month of so, but then will slowly stray from what they promised to do. You'll start snacking on junk food again, you'll stop going to the gym as often, you'll keep spending money and your character will not have improved in the slightest.

There are also some people who do follow through with their resolution, but rub it in everyone else's faces, as if they are asserting dominance over their friends and family. These people will make sure that they are at the top of hierarchy of New Year's resolutions.

It used to be fun to make New Year's resolutions, but now I don't even bother anymore, because you shouldn't just be looking to better yourself during the new year, you should want to better yourself consistently. I stopped posting about what I'm going to do in the new year because frankly, it doesn't matter. What I choose to do or not do will not make me any better than my friends or family.

So this year, be mindful of what you do about your New Year's resolution. To each their own, but don't be posting for the wrong reasons.