Happy Resolutions

Very good point Arach!Many people make bold pronouncments about how they are going to turn over a new leaf etc.Most of these life changes can be best achieved incrementally.I undertake to make about 10 incremental changes in my life over the next 10 months; starting with having a smaller lunch (it's normally a fat mans feast!).

Yup.If you have 10 meaningful goals that you are able to achieve spread over a month, you can keep a record of this, (it really helps progress ) and you do them (or most of them), you can see what you have achieved.This fosters a perception of (self as) one who does succeed (because you have chosen appropriate goals- such as my goal to have a smaller lunch at work) and this help raise your game when it comes to sticking with the task at hand.The big problem with new years resloutions is they are all or nothing. They are invariably massive life changes that virtually no one could stick to and when we fail we feel like failiures and avoid further opportunities to fail.

Thread necromancy!I resolve to drink less and try to have some kids. My unsupported assertation is that I could be a good father.

I'm fatter than I was. But I turned 40 this month so I'm definitely, honestly, really going to be more active and less pork oriented, this time.Hope you had a good new year, mate.