When another year comes to an end and a new one is just about to start, people like to think back and sum up the last year. In the process of summing up, there is a high chance that most people won’t be satisfied with the year’s outcome. You start thinking about stupid mistakes you’ve made (while being drunk, stoned or hormone-driven), how you reacted in the wrong way during certain situations by saying yes instead of no and consequently how it’s really your own fault that you got stuck in dodgy situations in the first place.
After spending a good amount of time on chastising yourself for being the way you are, you jump to the conclusion that you need to change yourself. Radically and preferably within 24 hours. So you eagerly make a mental note of all your bad habits and weak points and want to apply them right away. Sounds like a totally realistic plan, doesn’t it?
At the beginning you’re thrilled about the drastic life-changing decisions you’ve just made. Quit smoking, do sports every two days, resist sweets, stop starting things at the last moment – wow, congratulations, you’ve become a new person!
You feel like hugging the whole world, dancing with joy and gleaming with pleasure. You’re in a state of total bliss for…about two weeks. Then you realize that the life-changing decisions are exhausting, though they probably are good for you. Very good indeed. But what about the seductively looking chocolate bar in the supermarket? Watching another episode of your favorite series instead of finishing a grammar exercise? Don’t these things bring you joy as well? Instant joy?
So you think to yourself that giving in now and then isn’t such a bad thing after all. Again, you follow your cravings, start procrastinating, dump the jogging shoes in the corner and lie down on the sofa with a pack of chips instead. Now and then you swear betterment, but let’s face it: you have failed miserably.
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