Why it's so hard to change your life...

There's an article in one of the broadsheets today (can't remember which one, I skim them all) which caught my interest.

Do you think people vow to change something in their life because they're really unhappy about it, think it will bring happiness etc... Or because they feel they 'should'.

Why do you think so many resolutioners fall off their particular wagon?

Have you managed to make a serious change in your life and keep to it?

Answer any, all or none of the above questions

Why do people wait till new year?  Because it puts off having to do it now.

It's not doing, it's procrastinating.

People set there goals too high 

Im going to lose 10 stone, Im going to run everyday for a year

should read

Im going to lose a pound ,then another ,then another

Im going to run today 

Small steps long gains. I think its a good idea to plan so New Year resolutions can work. It gives you a start date. For example Im doing things in the New Year I havent done before not becuase its a resolution but because it suits me to do it then. But I will call them resolutions so i sound hip and cool 

Mr Puffy wrote (see)

Why do people wait till new year?  Because it puts off having to do it now.

It's not doing, it's procrastinating.

Partly that but also I think people like order, starting on 01/01 gives that. We (generally) like things to fit neatly. I think I know what I'm trying to say.

Procrastination isn't really the problem, its the plethora of choice available of what to do or change. Which horse do you back? which is the winning ticket?

Here, there, everywhere getting nowhere.

Or as my dad described my sister, 'doesn't know what she wants, but wants it anyway'.

If there's so much a person needs to change that they can't make up their mind where to start, that's just them being a mess, it's nothing to do with making resolutions.

I had a health scare a couple of years ago - all the tests came back negative so basically the doctor poked me in the stomach and said oi fatty lose some!! I started running again after a 11 year break on the 31st December 2010 - lost 3 stone and have run pretty much everyday since - still have a long way to go another stone to get down to about 10 and a couple of minutes per mile off my race times - But the significance of the date - I didn't want a 1st of January new years resolution type start ( I Suppose it helped having already been a massive athletics fan and runner for a lot of my life)

I had a health scare a couple of years ago - all the tests came back negative so basically the doctor poked me in the stomach and said oi fatty lose some!! I started running again after a 11 year break on the 31st December 2010 - lost 3 stone and have run pretty much everyday since - still have a long way to go another stone to get down to about 10 and a couple of minutes per mile off my race times - But the significance of the date - I didn't want a 1st of January new years resolution type start ( I Suppose it helped having already been a massive athletics fan and runner for a lot of my life) 

Does this count as life changing (to me it did - back doing what I love most)

I don't go in for new year's resolutions for exactly the reasons Mr. P gives - if you need to change something, just do it. Why wait until a certain date?

I think a lot of people feel that it's the done thing to make a resolution, even if they have no intention of sticking to it, or perhaps no idea/plan in mind as to how they'll achieve it. I think the lack of thought/planning if probably the reason most people fail. 

I want to win the lottery!

WHAT?

you can't just make an important change in your life just any time you like you know!!

THERE WOULD BE CHAOS.

it must be done on January 1st.

the dude abides wrote (see)

WHAT?

you can't just make an important change in your life just any time you like you know!!

THERE WOULD BE CHAOS.

it must be done on January 1st.

We can stagger it, I'm happy not to start until about 7pm if that helps.

that might work.

this slapdash attitude to resolutions makes my corns act up.

Your kids will be going to bed earlier and earlier then.