A write up by Samyak Shah
It's that time of the (new) year again where everyone's going to be excited about 'changing their lives', when their external motivation is going to be reaching new highs and the adrenaline inside them will charge them up for seeing their future self as a better version of their present self. But.... 5 days later, many will be back to their same old routine.
'Kyu roshni tu bahar talaashe, teri mashaale hai andar tere' - Besabriyaan, M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story (2016)
The lines roughly translate to: Why are you trying to find the light outside, when you have a torch gleaming inside you
So, here are my top 5 common resolutions that need nothing but a new perspective, and people will be able to see better of it and follow it if they'd want to:
1. "I am going to go to the gym every single day this year"
- Listen, nobody cares if you go to the gym every single day, because
if you go the gym and at the same time have no control over your eating habits, shit's going to stay the same: the calories you shed off, you'll gain back by eating. Also, the reason why gyming became popular is because it's a place to stay healthy and have some active hours, so
strive to become healthier and more active than previous years. You may not move mountains from Day 1, start off with a few bricks at a time first.
2. "I will stop caring what people think about me"
- Well, I'm happy that people have understood that people's actions can't be stopped, so we have to stop or change our reactions. But what new trend is this? I understand that things when said out loud have a better impact, but that doesn't mean it should be dumbed down to this level.
How about if we stop expecting the fact that we have to not care about people? We've heard that expectations are painful,
so what if we stop expecting ourselves to be ignorant of other people's BS. As counterintuitive as it sounds,
it makes sense to let the thing go over your head rather than trying to stop it from going inside your head.
3. "Iss saal toh phhod daalunga" (I will crush it this year) (no double meanings here)
- The people who start off at a high saying they're going to crush their goals and what not is good, actually more than good, but what one needs to see is
what exactly is pushing them to achieve something, because if it's some external gain, the person is surely to lose interest in their work once they've gained the tangible result. Strive to become better at what you're doing and ask yourself whether it is something that you truly want to do, or whether it's something that you absolutely need to do (there's a clear difference of ideology here, just saying)
4. "I will quit (insert habit) this year"
- Said it out loud? Great! Truly mean it? Even better! So, I'll rather support this resolution and make it stronger by adding in the fact that
this one requires improvements and changes in the daily routine of the individual and a strong self-control, and more often than not, the person will be able to succeed in quitting whatsoever habit that they want to
5. "I will stop procrastinating"
- Fun fact:
Procrastination in itself is not bad, but if you don't have the kahones to catch up with the remaining work you'll be much better off by scheduling, planning and prioritizing your activities. Don't cut out relaxation, because relaxing in itself is not bad, it's bad when it begins to interfere with your daily routine and makes you lazier because of something or the other.
Here's hoping for better dreams and better efforts!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
