Resolutions - worth it?

@aero89 (422)
United States
January 2, 2013 8:31pm CST
Are New Year's resolutions worth it? Or are they simply a waste of thought that mean nothing after January 9? What are some ways to stick to it (them)? I tell myself I'm serious every year but, well just "but". Is it such a cliché to fail that it makes failing acceptable?
3 responses
Adoniah
@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
3 Jan 13
I have never done New Year Resolutions. I think that we should try to better ourselves everyday and that we should try to break bad habits before they get a grip on us... It is a daily battle sometimes. We do fail, but we should never give up on the important stuff!
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aero89
@aero89 (422)
• United States
3 Jan 13
I like that, about doing better every day! That's great thinking and you're right - why try to do better just once per year? Good outlook.
Adoniah
@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
4 Jan 13
Thank you for Best Response Aero...
greenthumb018
@greenthumb018 (595)
• Philippines
3 Jan 13
A person must have a firm determination to achieve a resolution and it's very hard to attain it especially if a person is not that serious and just saying it just because it's new year. I am more of planning on what to do with the year ahead and really try my best to achieve my goals. If I really want a resolution, I will not wait for the new year and do it immediately to achieve the results I want.
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aero89
@aero89 (422)
• United States
3 Jan 13
That's what was being said above and I like that line of thinking. Just to change the way of seeing things from "I'll do it tomorrow" to "I'll do it now." And doing it tomorrow is so easy, let alone doing it throughout the course of the year hehe
Otanetix
@Otanetix (508)
• United States
3 Jan 13
No, I do not think resolutions are a waste of thought. While it is difficult to commit to accomplishing your resolutions, it shows you are someone who wants to change themselves for the better. Any opportunity to improve ourselves is always worth trying to do.
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aero89
@aero89 (422)
• United States
3 Jan 13
It is definitely difficult.. I wonder about making small changes as opposed to big ones. It would probably help accomplish the goals, as well as boosting self-esteem that a person feels like they "did it."