Apparently, this Friday is some ominous anniversary for New Year’s resolutions, the date most people give up on their goals. Quitters Day is the second Friday in January. Funny and kind of sad that we put so much pressure on ourselves in the first two weeks of January, a month known for cold, dark days and the post-holiday doldrums. To put such a deadline upon us, where if we’re not at our best by the second Friday in January we’ve somehow failed, seems a bit much. Like we have nothing else to do in our lives except focus exclusively on changing long-ingrained habits in 14 days. It’s ridiculous.
So I’m not going to talk about New Year’s resolutions like I did last year. If you’re curious about my views and personal practice, check out my post from January 2023:
By the way, I still followed the plan I outlined in that post. Last week, I did a Year-in-Review, considering 2023, what I learned and achieved and what I’d like for this year.
But we’re going…
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