Do We Really Need A Resolution?

I've never been really big on New Year's resolutions. I mean, why wait until a new year to change something about yourself that you've been wanting to change for the longest? Why does putting the name "New Year's Resolution" on it make it any easier to change whatever it is? I dunno. It also bothers me a bit that there are so many people that make the same resolutions. Every year. And no one seems to stick to them. It's weird. Here are a few very overused resolutions that people tend not to stick to.

1] Lose weight.

America is a fat place. So we need to keep this one around anyway. But, still. This is probably the most overused and generic resolution I've ever witnessed. No one is ever very specific in the way they want to get this done, they just know they want to do it. It's like they think that waking up every day and taking a deep breath will make them one pound lighter throughout the new year. Child, please. Have a plan. Then, people hardly ever stick to the resolution. Which is why America is still such a fat place.

2] Make more money.

If you're still at the same job doing the same work and working the same hours, chances are you're not getting paid too much more than you were last year. Once again, no one has a plan, they just want it to happen. They just decide to make it happen, without any idea why they want all that extra money or how they're going to get it. And then they get mad when they're broke by the end of the year.

3] Be nicer to people.

I've been seeing this a lot this year. And it's coming from some of the rudest people I know. Excuse me, but, if for the past 18 years you've been a dick, what makes you think you're going to all of a sudden be everyone's best friend? No, hun bun, it doesn't work that way. Especially if you're like me and some of the other people I know, and you just don't tolerate a lot from people. [I, on the other hand, am a sweetheart ;D] It's not possible for anyone to just be a nice person if they weren't before. It will kill them inside and they will relapse. It's possible to pick one rude thing you do and tone it down a bit. But a complete 360 is not in your foreseeable future..

4] Get good grades.

Look here, kids. Before you can get good grades, you have to make sure you're capable of doing the work to get the good grades. Meaning, you can't go into another semester of school with the same attitude you had last semester when you didn't get your ideal GPA. Why don't you start smaller and try to do something like focus more or prioritize or work on stress? I mean, it's cool to want good grades, and it's not necessarily a bad resolution, but, again, it's really general and not something that's just going to happen without you taking multiple steps to get there first. And I honestly thinking making other more specific resolutions could assist in reaching an ultimate goal like this.

I guess that's all I can think of. I mean, they're not bad ideas to have, I just believe setting very broad goals for yourself makes it harder to reach them. And I don't think people are always ready to change themselves, I think they make the resolutions just for the sake of having a list of resolutions for the new year, in which case, they may not even be ready to change themselves. So, basically, I don't support the idea of new year's resolutions. And this is why. But, that's just me.

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