Happy New Year

It is already January 20, 2024.

According to Drive Research, just 9% of adults keep their resolutions all year long.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, 80% of New Year’s resolutions are forgotten by mid-winter, while many adults(23%) quit the first week of the year. 

Have I given up on my resolutions yet? Have you?

One of the most helpful books I have read about how to make personal changes is B.J. Fogg’s book called Tiny Habits. Fogg describes how taking very small steps can help a person be more successful than trying to implement radical changes all at once. For example, he does ten push ups after each time he uses the bathroom to achieve overall fitness. It is a small step, much smaller than going to work out at a gym several times a week and a lot less time consuming. He thinks about what he wants to achieve and breaks it down into small steps. His formula is motivation + ability + prompt = change.

I use his approach when it comes to physical fitness. I also use his approach to other disciplines as well such as taking care of indoor plants, cleaning bathrooms, prayer, practicing an instrument, and reading.

Speaking of the New Year, in the Lifestyle tab there is a discussion guide for New Year’s Resolution. We are still in January. It is not too late to pull it out. Also, as you browse through the Lifestyle discussion guides, there are some new guides to try out: Dating, Sports Around the World, What is Easter, Halloween, Social Media, and Fate, Destiny, and Freewill and AI. Most of these were written by Kansas State University grad students and edited by yours truly.

May I wish you a most successful and personally rewarding New Year.