On New Year's Resolutions
our modern obsession with goal-setting. Again, to be clear, there is little doubt that if a person lacks any motivation or engagement with his or her life, then focusing on a healthy target to reach may provide a useful spur. But goal-setting has become for many a way of life, synonymous with worthwhile achievement and personal progress.
Derren Brown • Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine
Confronting questions:
Which of my current views would change if my incentives were different?
Which of my current views would I disagree with if I were born in a different country or generation?
What do I think is true but is actually just good marketing?
What do I ignore because it’s too painful to accept?
Who has the right answers but I ignore b
I wrote an article years ago with the idea that NEXT year’s resolution should be to weigh one pound less on the first of January than you do this year. The article got slammed by many readers. This obviously wasn’t hardcore enough, nor sexy or glitzy. But, as I warned one person, “Gentle reader, get back to me next January 1st.” Perhaps the interne
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