Psychology | New Year | Resolutions | Mental Health | Lifestyle

I Say NO To New Year Resolutions

what I do instead

image by Presentermedia — used with permission

It’s THAT time of the year — again [sigh]

My inbox and social media feeds are filled with mail/posts selling me on the advantages of:

• planners
• courses about planning
• products on how to use AI to make my year “better” “great” “etc.”
• health-related info on starting the year off the “right” way
• making resolutions [personal and business]
• and more…

Except for the AI which is sort of new this year — the posting and the emails are the same every December and January.

But this time, some of it started back earlier in the Fall because every advertiser thinks:

“I have to get your attention about January 2024 in the middle of the summer or early fall or else you won’t buy my product.”

It’s fine if you do the above — and even better if doing all or some of that list works for you…

I no longer make resolutions.

I used to.

I would read the “how to succeed” stuff, the “guru” stuff, that “my friends say…