The tricks to "keeping new year resolutions"...
By Wendy789
@Drosophila (16571)
Ireland
December 31, 2016 11:55am CST
I've worked out a few tricks to keep all my new year resolutions..
As 2017 approaches, I will share some of the tricks with you
1) keep it easy. dramatic resolutions always fail.
2) the resolution has to be something I genuinely want to do.
3) make the resolution into a task I can do and finish.
4) always have a resolution called "I will not make a resolution".. in the back pocket.. if all else fails.
So ya, all in all, am pretty good at keeping my new year resolutions.
What's my 2017 resolution?
Simple! I will drink less cheap wine! see that's an easy one to keep right?
Do you have new year resolutions? Do you do them?
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16 responses
@moffittjc (120986)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Dec 16
I never slow down enough to make resolutions. Maybe I can have a couple of good ones come to me in a dream tonight!
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
1 Jan 17
hahaha.. ya well it doesn't have to be anything grand.. that it takes time to think up
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@moffittjc (120986)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Jan 17
@Drosophila Well then, my first resolution is to make it home from Disney World with some money still left in the bank. This place is ridiculously expensive!
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
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31 Dec 16
The trick is, don't make any then you won't break them :)
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
31 Dec 16
@kevin1877uk oh ya.. never let an opportunity to slide by..
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
31 Dec 16
that's my default one.. if I don't have any easy ones to do
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
31 Dec 16
ya.. I think that's the trick, change something small.. and you are most likely to achieve it.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
31 Dec 16
@Drosophila It is the only way to succeed.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
31 Dec 16
@Asylum at least that's how it is with me..
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@annierose (21602)
• Philippines
31 Dec 16
Happy New Year my friend! I don't have a New Year Resolution but I have goals instead. That is what I am going to work on today. Yesterday I wrote a gratitude article and posted it in my blog. It was entitled 2016 Year End Review. This day I am going to take down all my goals.
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@annierose (21602)
• Philippines
1 Jan 17
@Drosophila True. That is the reason I prefer goals than resolutions.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
1 Jan 17
@annierose well resolutions doesn't have to be all serious.. and no fun.
I like to make mine with a bit of fun.. I think part of the trouble is we tend to take ourselves far too seriously
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
1 Jan 17
goals are good, I like them, as you can get it done and put it out of your mind
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
1 Jan 17
Those are pretty good tips, my tip is don't make one and then you can't break it lol.
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@PurnaSharma (2562)
• Guwahati, India
1 Jan 17
I made a resolution the things that i am doing this year,i will do all these things to it's extreme level.it is good or bad though.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
31 Dec 16
I never make them,therefore, I never break them.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
31 Dec 16
@Drosophila don't most people do that?!
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
31 Dec 16
perfect.. actually, here's another perfect one.. I will break all the resolutions I make
@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
31 Dec 16
@AbbyGreenhill right.. but what's the fun in that.. quietly break one and feel bad about it.. is not the same as intentionally breaking one with glee
@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
1 Jan 17
Happy New Year, ya I always try to have a fun resolution.. nothing too serious
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@rina110383 (24494)
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1 Jan 17
None. I just continue and improve what I've been doing for the past years.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
31 Dec 16
I want to get in better physical shape, maybe start running again.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
31 Dec 16
a good one! I definitely want to keep exercising next year, now I got myself to 123 pounds
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@katloving (15)
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1 Jan 17
My new year resolutions is finish everything I was doing in 2016. I find some better and profitable project.
