Instead of the NYR, I propose that we think of ourselves as continual works in progress, striving towards a peak of excellence that is a constant project.
On Resolutions: Endangering Your Self Esteem
Zak Slayback
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Absolutely this. To define some sort of NYR; a construct based on constructs strung together, intended to help us make sense of the world and be the best “we” that “we” can be is to play into the trap of never quite being able to reach that prize dangling in front of our face.