I’ll pass on New Year’s resolutions

It’s that time of the year again when we make life-changing promises to ourselves that we can’t keep for longer than a month.

Many people see the New Year as an opportunity to move on from the past and begin the New Year on the right foot. I’m sorry, but beginning a new year is just not a good enough reason to try and turn my life around. In my opinion, New Year’s resolutions are slightly overrated.

I’m all for personal growth, however, I don’t believe in restricting growth to one specific time of the year. Research shows that roughly 40 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, but only eight percent achieve them. Perhaps these goals are unattainable because we’re limiting ourselves without even realizing. Whether I want to drop a few pounds or a bad habit, I know I have the rest of the year to evolve.

Does anyone else think that the holidays are an inappropriate time to give yourself a life evaluation? The only thing I want to do on Jan. 1 is try to get rid of a hangover and lay in a warm pair of sweatpants all day. I’m usually in no position to be hitting the gym or preparing nutritious meals for the week after a night of partying.

So instead of focusing on things we want to change, we should acknowledge all of our accomplishments from the year before. Let’s use our wins as motivation to better ourselves.