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Reflecting on New Year’s With 5 Medium Authors
We expect too much from a simple date-change.
No task list I’ll ever write will transform me. — The Sturg
New Year’s resolutions should be something that makes you a better person, or lead a better life, and that does not come from creating stress but by creating inspiration. … Lead a better life because you want to, not because a date tells you to. — Lukas Schwekendiek in The Best New Year’s Resolution You Can Make All Year Round
I don’t want to wait for a date — any date — to do what I know needs doing. The date could serve as an excuse for procrastinating. I don’t need any additional excuses to avoid discipline.
The new year won’t change your life — you will. This is your moment. Seize the opportunity to reflect, reset, and rewrite your story. The magic isn’t in the calendar. It’s in you. — By Hilal Aman in Rewrite Your Story: How to Transform Your Life in This New Year
I pause, reflect, and start anew at the beginning of a week, but not usually at the start of a month, a quarter, or the year, unless that date happens to fall on a Sunday. I look at how I’ve been spending my time, what I feel good about in my life, and what I’ve been neglecting.
Traditional New Year’s…