New Year’s resolutions, what are they? Why do people set
them? Why do people commit to them? These are all questions that are important
when you want to set a New Year’s resolution for yourself or help suggest a
resolution for your friends. Picture yourself on January 1st after
making your New Year’s resolution thinking that you’ll start tomorrow or in “a
few days”; do you really think that you’ll start in “a few days”? NO! Of course
not. That is why you must ask yourself these questions so that you know why you
have an aim and to remind yourself of the purpose you have given your
resolution (thus finding out if you even want to set yourself a resolution).
When looking at what a resolution is I think we should
acknowledge that New Year’s resolutions originated from Romans who made
promises to the Roman God Janus (which is where the name of the month January
is derived from. With the evolution of these resolutions in Roman times came
New Year’s resolutions that knights in the medieval era made out of honour and
now, what they are currently known for: making promises to oneself for the New
Year.
People’s New Year’s resolutions vary from big to small
changes in their life. The importance of setting a New Year’s resolution varies
in every individual as some take it as a fresh start to the New Year however
some may not think of it as an important factor. Some people argue against
this, as they believe that if you want to set a goal you shouldn’t need to wait
until New Year’s Day and should just form a part of your daily routine.
Professor Richard Wiseman from the University of Hertfordshire stated that only
one in 10 of us will reach our goals. This shows that New Year’s resolutions
are not taken very seriously in comparison to setting a realistic goal on a
normal day.
On the other hand, many would agree that setting new year’s
resolution is beneficial as in reality majority of the population don’t set
goals in the fear of failure. Therefore, a new year’s resolution is considered
as a fun alternative which wouldn’t be seen as a failure if broken.
We wish everyone who are still persevering with their new
year’s resolution the best of luck to reach success!
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