This Trick Helped Me Stick to My New Year’s Resolutions
Maybe I’m basic, but I definitely jump on the bandwagon of resolution/goal/intention setting at the start of the new year, as evidenced by:
This post with more ideas for non-weight loss new year’s resolutions
This post about getting clarity on what your goals/resolutions actually are
I personally have had mixed success with my new year’s resolutions from year to year, but last year I was pretty successful in keeping up with some new habits—making sure I eat fruit every day, take my supplements every day, moisturize every morning and evening, and not have my phone at the dinner table every night.
Are you starting to see a pattern here?
Focusing on Daily Habits in My New Year’s Resolutions
It just so happened that the new year’s resolutions that I chose were tasks that I could do every day. In addition to doing them, I also tracked them in my planner, but by November I was able to still keep up these habits even after I stopped tracking.
What if your new year’s resolutions don’t involve doing something every day?
This year, my new year’s resolutions are a little bit different—I want to clean/organize every part of the house by the end of the year, get back into reading, reconnect with friends, and have more income stability. For some of these resolutions, like cleaning/organizing my house and reading, I was able to break them down into habits that I can track daily. For the others, I am still making note of when I do do something that works toward one of those resolutions, as a way of keeping them top of mind and staying accountable.