Like 95% of people out there, I have never stuck to my resolution for the whole year. Plus, my life is pretty dull. I mean, the highlight of my day was burning my arm at work today. Not exactly news worthy (though I felt compelled to tweet it).
But that didn’t stop me from thinking of 365 (I guess in this case 366) day projects that I desire to do. 例えば、１日１回日本語で書く。Or read at least five pages a day. Ideally, I would do something in Rosetta Stone every day. But let’s face it, habit building and I are mortal enemies. It’s not that I don’t want to build habits, it’s that I am often struck by distractions and “one day off won’t hurt” excuses that are detrimental to the cause. See, I’m making up excuses. Alas.
A photo a day would be cool, but then again I don’t get out that much, and there are only so many interesting objects in the house. Unless you want to see 366 pictures of my cat, a photo project like that just wouldn’t last. Plus I want something a little bit more original than daily photographs.
Maybe instead of daily projects, I should go more long term like a weekly or monthly project. In a month, share a doodle, a photograph, a piece of creative writing, and an excerpt from a book. That sounds kind of fun. But don’t worry, I’ll forget the idea in a few days. ;)
Resolutions are just gimmicks to make you feel bad about yourself. It seems that the first of the year is the only time people strive to better themselves according to some weird tradition created to cause guilt for inevitable failure. What’s that all about? Who thought that was a good idea? I mean, really, can you think of anyone you know personally who followed through on a year-long resolution toward self betterment? I’m not talking numerical goals like reading so-many books a year (though that could be quite an accomplishment for a non-reader like myself). But now I’m just ranting.
I, as much as everyone else who looks at the first of the year a good time to strive for self-improvement, would like to actually follow through on a goal. The issue is finding ONE achievable goal and sticking to it. Which ONE should I choose?
