Keeping your resolution
So, it’s been two days and you’re staying strong. Your New Years Resolution (to go to the gym more often, lose that weight, talk to more girls, get laid more often, get better with money, go to all of your classes, etc., etc., and what-not, forever and ever) is holding strong. You have yet to go back on it. But you will. Just like every other year, you’ll get by for a few weeks before ultimately back-sliding, feeling terribly about yourself, and that will be that.
But it doesn’t have to be that way this year. There’s plenty hanging around on the Internet about what to do to avoid this back-sliding of your New Years Resolution (it’s what the kids call “bait-link”), but the best one we uncovered, one actually worth reading, is over at Men’s Health today. Over there, they actually go through the science behind actually sticking to your New Years Resolution. For example:
The more, the merrier. Having someone to hold you accountable to a resolution is one of the best ways to keep you on track, says Koenig. For instance, if you’re looking to start a more consistent gym routine in 2012, having a partner to train with can keep you motivated. “But the key thing to keep in mind is you cannot depend on people who have the same struggle as you,” says Koenig. ”You have to pair up with someone who is going to reprimand you when slack off, not comfort you when you fail.”
Head over to the link for some more tips. And then stick to it!
