By Natalie Waller–Have you ever heard someone say, “It’s a New Year, it’s a new me” after the New Year? Maybe you’ve said it once or twice.
People are always making New Year’s resolutions. They commit to being a better person, improving their health, or various other things. But why do people do this year after year?
The end of the year is a reflective time for people. Hopefully they can be relatively happy with what the past year brought to them, but people are always looking for ways to improve. Resolutions set guides or goals for people to follow. People should always be setting goals. It’s okay to have resolutions that are unreachable; it still can give people something to work towards. Studies done by psychologists even say that only 12 percent of people can follow through with their resolutions.
So, back to the question: why do people continue to make resolutions year after year?
Kayla Rasmus, a new mother and full time employee, said she makes resolutions each year. “I usually make a resolution that involves my character; not lying, standing up for myself.” She added that even though her resolutions seem easy at first, through the year she finds herself not following them. “I continue to make them and after I break them, I still work hard to follow them for the rest of the year. It’s my way of kicking my own butt to do something good.”
Morgan Hively, a Morningside student, says she makes the same resolution every year. She wants to improve her physical fitness. “I know it’s the same each year, but I always see space for improvement,” she said.
Whether people make resolutions that are unreachable or the same one each year, they should be making them. Setting goals to improve any area of your life will give you something to work toward and make a better “you.”
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