New Year's Resolution 2011

[drvaleyard]

These are my goals for 2011!

1. Get closer to my friends and make some new ones!
2. Explore my faith and science.
3. Finish my novel, I have been writing.
4. Learn more about Psychology.
5. Work harder in college to secure my future.
6. Exercise more and get fit!
7. Find a job that I like.
8. Create a Blog.
9. Come out of the closet to more friends.

So what are your goals, my friends?

[Manbearpig]

Live my life my way and not someone elses

[sweetsong]

To drink more water?

No one ever keeps their resolution. So pick an easy one. =P

[softeyes]

Originally Posted by sweetsong

So pick an easy one. =P

Tooo.. be less naughtier. :P

[Autumn]

To be happy !!!

[Star Shadows]

I always used to resolve to never make a resolution, then I realised that there was a flaw in this plan... being that to make that resolution you are then immediately breaking it... such a vicious circle.

Then I was going to make the resolution not to eat as much chocolate, but I am writing this munching on minstrels so that failed too.

So I guess I will stick to trying to not be so much of a bitch

[SissyBoySub]

1. learn to drive
2. learn to cook
3. pass exams and get the marks I want
4. drink less coca cola
5. work out a bit more
6. get a job
7. save money

[drvaleyard]

I found an article from io9.com about New Year's resolutions might note be a waste of time (Hence the title.)

New Year's resolutions might not be a waste of time after all

It is an article on a Psychology study. Mainly about people who make New Year's resolution complete goal's better than people who don't.

New Year's resolutions are made to be broken: why even bother making resolutions when you know you're not going to keep them? Although maybe we shouldn't give up on resolutions just yet, as one study suggests they really can work.

A 2002 paper examined just how well people who make New Year's resolutions compare to people who don't bother when it comes to following through with their stated goals. Although less than half of the resolves stuck to their resolution, that was still more than ten times better than their non-resolving counterparts:

The Study:

"New Year's resolvers (n = 159) and comparable nonresolvers interested in changing a problem later (n = 123) were followed for six months via telephone interviews to determine their self-reported outcomes, predictors of success, and change processes. Resolvers reported higher rates of success than nonresolvers; at six months, 46% of the resolvers were continuously successful compared to 4% of the nonresolvers.

Alternately, this just means 42% of resolvers weren't willing to admit over the phone that they had given up on their resolutions after a week of half-hearted effort. Still, let's assume the best of our intrepid resolvers. How did they achieve such positive results?

The Study:

"Self-efficacy, skills to change, and readiness to change assessed before January 1 all predicted positive outcome for resolvers. Once into the new year, successful resolvers employed more cognitive-behavioral processes but fewer awareness-generating and emotion-enhancing processes than nonsuccessful resolvers."

So, if you want to keep a resolution, be sure to be cognitive and behavioral in your approach, but try to avoid being too aware or emotional about it. Seems perfectly obvious now, doesn't it?

[sweetsong]

Originally Posted by softeyes

Tooo.. be less naughtier. :P

You mean me or you?