New Year’s resolutions

Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: New Year’s is a natural time for self-reflection, a fresh start, and self-improvement.
- Pro 2: New Year’s resolutions are often shared and pursued with others, building a sense of community and a support system for success.
- Pro 3: New Year’s resolutions can change our lives through attainable action plans.
Cons
- Con 1: There is nothing magical about January; we should change habits throughout the year, whenever the time is right.
- Con 2: New Year’s resolutions are unhelpful, because they overwhelmingly fail.
- Con 3: New Year’s resolutions are too often unrealistic goals that end up harming, not helping, our physical and mental health.
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Ancient Roman coin depicting the god Janus with two faces looking in opposite directions, surrounded by a dotted border.

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New year traditions

Past and present traditions tied to New Year's celebrations.

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Spiral notepad with New Year's Resolutions written at the top and a numbered list, surrounded by pinecones and gold ornaments on a yellow surface.

Are New Year's resolutions helpful?

Every January 1 scores of people make resolutions. Few keep them.

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Ancient Roman coin depicting the god Janus with two faces looking in opposite directions, surrounded by a dotted border.

Roman god Janus

Ancient coin depicting Janus, the two-faced Roman god celebrated on January 1 in...

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