60 Micro Resolution Ideas for Big Changes in 2025
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johndoe
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- On the Move
I should resolve to get off my butt and get out more. I think a lot of that has to do with covid and having to avoid trips to public places. It got me in a rut.
.....Attaboy!
Debrah N.
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- Alberta, Canada
Some of us just love plants in any shape or form and it's my understanding that cactus are a relatively slow growing plant so it's maybe an experiment or a lesson in patience.
How Resolutions Have Changed
"Over the years, however, resolutions seem to have migrated from denying physical indulgences to general self-improvement, like losing weight. While it may seem superficial, medical sociologist Natalie Boero of San Jose State University suggests that today’s resolutions are also a reflection of status, financial wealth, responsibility, and self-discipline—which isn’t that different from how the New Year’s resolution tradition began."In the United States, New Year’s resolutions are still a tradition, but the types of resolutions have changed.
Resolutions From 1947 - Gallup Poll
1. Improve my disposition, be more understanding, control my temper
2. Improve my character, live a better life
3. Stop smoking, smoke less
4. Save more money
5. Stop drinking, drink less
6. Be more religious, go to church more often
7. Be more efficient and do a better job
8. Take better care of my health
9. Take a greater part in home life
10. Lose (or gain) weight
Today’s Resolutions 1923
1. Lose weight
2. Get organized
3. Spend less, save more
4. Enjoy life to the fullest
5. Stay fit and healthy
6. Learn something exciting
7. Quit smoking
8. Help others fulfill their dreams
9. Fall in love
10. Spend more time with family
New Year’s Resolutions: Building Good Mental Health Habits
"It’s tempting to want to make significant behavioral changes each January. It doesn’t help that society pushes us to do just that. Yet, resolutions are rarely kept beyond the second Friday of January—a day known appropriately as Quitter’s Day! Resolutions can fail for a myriad of reasons. It might be because people often start with the best of intentions but realize later that their expectations were unattainable."
"Sometimes our goals take too long to achieve. Or we take on changes we perceive as important because others are doing something similar, but in the end, it is not realistic for you. Too often, we set goals for ourselves, and when we don’t meet them, we can have feelings of failure that can ultimately lower our self-esteem, which can trigger stress and anxiety and take a toll on our mental health."
#2 reminds me of Jonathon Winter in "It's a Mad, Mad World" "We got'ta get ORGANIZED!"