Resolutionist History
I usually don't make New Year's resolutions because they're typically bullshit. I don't think I've ever met anyone that actually kept up their resolutions for a whole 365. However, I do make goals for myself each year. And these goals are different than resolutions because unlike resolutions, goals are finite. Resolutions almost always are changes in habits that you have had forever. The chance that you actually make life altering changes to your habits are slim. That's why we see a flood of new people at the gym in January and maybe halfway through February. They think they're going to change their habit of not exercising regularly. The intention is there. The motivation is there. Yet, inevitably, every year, the crowd thins come March. Why? Because these people aren't gym people. Yeah, there's the select few that go on and become regular exercisers but chances are they're splurging somewhere else, not keeping up with one of their othe