So 2014 has arrived and so has the dull fact that, after the relaxing holidays, we are back to class and back to work!
Has everyone been keeping their resolutions?
Well, we will soon find out from our friends at university. Or, like some people, such as myself, did you not set any resolutions? If this is the case, let’s try to understand why.
In the past year, have you ever gone to classes (or work) 15 to 20 minutes late?
How’s that strict diet going, or in other words, how did that donut you just bought taste?
Have you snoozed your alarm more times than you can count?
How many times did you pull a sicky when all you wanted was more sleep?
What about the classic resolution of students, “I’ll study harder next year”?
How many of these resolutions can you relate to? If it’s a few or all of them, let me tell you something: It happens to everyone, so don’t beat yourself up.
We’ve all tried to stop being late, go on diets or any other resolution you can come up with. Kudos to you if you have stuck to some or if you’re still trying.
However, the truth is that people these days tend to not set any resolutions, as they know they won’t stick to them. It is just a trend that makes people feel good about themselves in the upcoming year.
But if people really wanted to make a realistic change happen in their lives, they would not use New Year’s and its commercial purpose of becoming a “new me” to do it. They should instead focus on the goals they want to achieve, and not tell other people about them, until they are achieved. Otherwise, it turns more into a joke than a life. Here’s an example:
Person 1: “So I see the diet went well?”
Person 2: “Haha … yeah I lasted two days, but then I saw I had a deadline in three days and thought ahh maybe next year, maybe never.”