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By Jacey Gibb, Opinions Editor

what that means. It’s a new year,

full of new opportunities, new
changes, new romances, a new body,
new careers; everything’s going to
be new and different. All you need to
be able to achieve everything you’ ve
ever wanted in life is a New Years
resolution. Yes, the answer’s been
there in front of you all along. You
might have been trying to do these
things for quite some time now but
without making it your New Years
resolution, you were destined to fail.

I feel like I’m trying to sell you
a miracle product for only three easy
payments of $19.95, but really I’m
just explaining the reasoning behind
making New Years resolutions. As
soon as the clock strikes midnight,
you’ re plunged into an uphill struggle,
whether it’s “battling the bulge” or
“quitting smoking for real this time”.
New Years resolutions are great
because it gives us an excuse to do
something we’ ve actually wanted
to do the entire time, but just didn’t.
Make sense? I didn’t think so.

I’m worried I might be coming
off as a lot more pessimistic than I
mean to be. Don’t get me wrong, I still
make resolutions every year. The thing

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is, I usually make mine something
that’s easily attainable like “give up
windsurfing” or “inhale less toxic
fumes”. The idea behind New Years
resolutions, that expressing interest in
a goal will give you the motivation to
achieve it, is great; it’s the execution
of the idea that’s terrible. Though I
have no published evidence to support
me on this one and am speaking

only from life experiences, I can tell
you that simply making a resolution
doesn’t make a difference. Long-term
dedication is the key to success, so
deciding this week that you’ re “going
to be more honest to people” doesn’t
mean you’ll feel the same way ina
month’s time.

That’s why I propose that New
Years resolutions. make like Alicia
Silverstone’s acing career and
disappear. No more vowing to do
more/less/equal amounts of something
in the New Year. Don’t even crack
jokes about how you’re making a
resolution to not make resolutions
(Oh look, it’s not even midnight and
you broke that one. Whoops.) If you
want something done in life, might
I recommend taking initiative and
making it happen rather than relying
heavily on wishful thinking? That’s
just my solution for how to deal with
New Years resolutions.

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