I don't know how I feel about New Year's resolutions. Like when I was a kid, I didn't care.

And then when I was a teenager, I was kind of a punk, a rebel. And I kind of hated everything.

And New Year's resolutions were no exception. I thought the concept was idiotic. My argument was,

if you have something you want to change about your life, change it in the moment. Realize that

there's an issue in April. Don't wait until January 1st to figure out what's wrong with your life. Do it throughout

the year. Is that a valid argument? Actually, yes. However, I think it's a bit of a nihilistic

perspective.

It's unnecessarily harsh on the concept of New Year's resolutions.

And then in my early 20s, my heart warmed up a bit.

I became a little bit less rebellious, a little bit less of a hater, a little bit less nihilistic,

and that's not just towards New Year's resolutions, I would say, in general. But it also extended towards New Year's resolutions.

And so starting in 2023 at age 22 for me, I started writing down New Year's resolutions again.

Why? Well, because why not? I don't take New Year's resolutions that

seriously. And to me, it seemed like a net positive. At best, I'm planting a seed in my brain for the

rest of the year, potentially even manifesting for the rest of the year, starting the year mindfully.

And at worst, you know, things fall through,

doesn't work out, and like, who cares? I don't take New Year's resolutions that seriously, so I was like, it's not going to destroy my confidence if I don't fulfill my New Year's resolutions.

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