Fuck New Year’s Resolutions
We’re around that time of the year when most of the people make all kinds of wishes for the year that comes so they can only not put them in practice. Since there are just three or four days left from this year, depending on where you live, I feel like I have to make this post.
It’s funny how people are getting excited about a new year and what they are going to accomplish so they can only say they will do it tomorrow.
There are two big reasons why you should stop making new year's resolutions.
You Don’t Have To
Looking from outside it seems like a rather stupid tradition that most of the people start to make wishes, all around the same time every year. You don’t have to even if everybody’s doing it. Why don’t you make a plan for the next 300 days let’s say, and you stick to it instead of vain wishes for the new year?
It’s not like 2018 is going to be a magic year and transform you from a fat fuck to a top model without you putting in any of the work.
You don’t have to set up goals before getting into the new year; you can do it now. It seems so foolish to wait until you get into 2018 so only you can make a stupid wish.
The only time is now if you want to do something you have to do it now, there are a few more days till 2018, who knows what will happen, maybe Donald Trump nukes the whole world and all of your goals are going to shit.
You can wait, the time will not.
If you want to accomplish something in the new year, you don’t postpone it one more week, not even one more day but you start to map out your future now even if that’s as little as setting up a goal, but you have to do it now.
It’s Useless
I remember that when I was a kid, I used to always make wishes or goals before getting into the new year. Pumped up about the fact that this is going to be the best year of my life and that I am finally going to accomplish it so only, I can keep on postponing taking action soon after that.
But now, looking back at those moments I realize that the vast majority of people are acting the same, they will end up not accomplishing anything because they are too fucking lazy and prefer to watch another episode of Game of Thrones instead of getting off their ass and do something.
Don’t get me wrong, Game of Thrones is a reasonably good TV show, it’s nice to see how Jon Snow dies and gets brought back to life by a hot nun but still, real life tastes so much fucking better.
The thing is that if you kept on postponing for the last couple of years, saying that you will do it tomorrow, what are the chances that without taking any action you are going to do it this year? I’ll tell you, slim to none, unless you somehow magically win the lottery, which is not going to happen.
Saying all that, setting up goals for the next year it’s useless if you’re not going to act upon them and you will only end up frustrated.
Conclusion
My friend, what you need is called the action. You need to get off that cheap couch, quit fucking MC Donald’s and TV and get into a gym; maybe then you will be able to lose some fat. It is not going to happen by drinking Coca-Cola Zero sugar. This is just a metaphor, but you see how that applies to other fields of your life.
Don’t get me wrong; I do think that 2018 is going to be a fantastic year, especially for us, Steemians, and it is probably going to be my best year too, but you don’t have to set up vain goals now just because everybody’s doing it.
Also, maybe you noticed that I was referring to the same thing with the words wishes and goals, but I’ve done it on purpose because for the sea of mediocrity it is the same thing. A wish is something that may or may not happen and for them setting up a goal is the same thing.
They don’t have the discipline to feel already that their goal is real, they don’t have the determination to make it happen no matter what.
The pictures are from Pixabay: 1, 2, 3, 4.
In order to take action as you say I believe we need to have the right mentality and proper discipline.
It’s true goals can be written any time of the year and most people writing goals end up acomplish nothing.
Either way, since this time of the year most people are recharging their energies to get back to work on January, maybe that’s why it’s so common to do this around date.
Yeah, it's not even about setting up goals around this time but about setting them up and not acting towards accomplishing those goals. :))
Was going to say the same thing, but you covered it nicely. Never stop improving and don't wait until the new year to try and do something to improve yourself today!
Especially when it comes to crypto because in 3 days you could have missed the boat ;)
Exactly, constant improvement, never stop. There are so many things that can happen in 3 days in this ecosystem, lol. :))
I hate New Years Resolutions because they always fail abysmally. I prefer the bucket list. A list of things I want to do. More chances of success and when you look back on the year you can feel great about what you have accomplished.
I like bucket lists; I think I should create a new one. But make sure to keep it updated since because you are changing as a human your desires and goals will change too. ;)
As I cross off things I add new ones. The bucket list is ever changing. Much better than crappy new years resolutions!
I love the concept of bucket lists a lot; I think I might start a new one soon. I had one a long time ago, but I haven't updated it, I don't even know where it is. :))
Of course the action is important . But keeping good intentions and good motivation to move forward is not a bad idea. I do not think it's wrong to have good intentions to make a good start. Sometimes perseverance and effort are exhausted. We need to believe in something to be able to move forward. I agree with most of the writing, but I still think that we should give up good wishes.
Agreed but I think that action is the essential part since it's useless to have good intentions if you don't act upon them. :D
nothing changes but the year people have to understand that just because it is a new year your life doesn't change over night. fuck people be honest with your self. i use to say im going to the gym this year, im going to make better decision and alot of other bullshit. i learned that all that does is basically nothing ...
Well said, I like that. Often people think that change comes overnight, but it is the result of hard work and patience. :)
Definitely call em all out. We're gonna see an influx of well wishes for the new year... But in reality, we all could use a lil more action like you said.
The action is the only thing that makes shit happen. :D
This whole post had me dying 😂! Real shit tho because so many people make all of these goals knowing they aren’t gonna follow through! I think this will perpetually lead to sadness and disappointment smh
And hell yeah to 2018 being a dope year for us steemians
Yeah, postponing on your wishes can only lead to bad shit.
THIS ARTICLE IS SO FUNNY
1/1 is just another day.
I completely agree with you, why bother making new year resolution that we are not going to keep, it's just more misery and loss of confidence when it is abandoned a few weeks later because it may or may not have been reasonable in the first place. I believe in everyday small improvements instead, no need to wait for new year to improve something.