New Years Resolutions

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Almost surprised nobody made a topic about this yet...

IT'S THE NEW YEAR
~Almost~

Which means there's still time to make up your mind about New Years Resolutions for the year 2011.
Definition of New Years Resolution: A resolution made for the new year.
Or if you actually have no clue what it means, it's a goal, or something you want to do next year.


So what are you thinking? Some really generic possibilities are:

• Be Nicer
• Lose Weight
• Quit Smoking
• Get a Raise
• Replicate the entire Link's Adventure Map in Minecraft

But please try to explain what and why about your New Years Resolution

Some inspiration for you
People don't live up to their resolutions. I couldn't find a standing statistic, but my best guess is ~70% of people don't finish their goals for the new year.
This is because it's tough - something you probably already know. Making a goal and keeping it in the hectic modern life is not an easy task.
I personally cannot keep up a goal, routine, or anything of the sort for longer than a few days.
But there is hope!
Here are some suggestions to make a goal and keep it:

• Write the goal down - in a journal, on a stickynote, or put it on your desktop; who cares? As long as you can see it all the time as a reminder
• Tell other people your goal - they'll nag you about it until you get it done. It's also alot easier to listen to someone else than to listen to yourself
• Set Limits - Put restrictions on things, or put the goal physically in front of what you normally do in your free time. It's really hard to do your goal because there is always an easy way to slack off and just skip around the goal for a while. You can put restrictions on your computer, but you always can just bypass them, since it's your pc and your password. It's a real mental thing. It's determination
• Put it into your schedule - if you're a real schedule-y person who plans their entire life out before they start, put your goal in there! Fit it in by taking out some free time, or cuttng out another activity that's unnecessary.
• Look ahead - When you're faced with the mental debate of "slack off or actually do it," dont let your lazy side get the best of you: look ahead to what the goal will get you. The reward, or whatnot

That's all. Post freely in any form. Past goals? Goals for 2011?
Our ears are wide open!
-action man

 

[Sauk]

My New Years Resolution Goals:

• Increase my sprint ( currently running 100m in 11.84 seconds, want to bring that down to 11 or mid 10's ).
• Grow hair out again ( lol won't happen ).
• Stop coming up with new ideas and start working on my cot dam A/A game
• Join an MMA / Muay Thai gym to help reduce aggression.

Increase my sprint: Really no reason for this other than to improve on my athletic performance, 11.84 isn't pathetic but it sure isn't remarkable.
Grow hair out again: I feel most comfortable with long hair, but the journey is long and tedious, plus I've got it instilled in my head that once you reach the age of 18+ you're supposed to be as mature as a 40+ year old ( tucked in shirts, short / buzzed hair, white people stuff ).
Stop coming up with new ideas and start working on my cot dam A/A game: I swear to god that I'm extremely A.D.D., where if I get an idea for another vidyuh gamne I will completely disregard my previous project and think of 1 billion ideas for it ( before coming up with a new story idea and disregarding the second idea for the new one ).
Join an MMA / Muay Thai gym to help reduce aggression: As most members probably know, I have a short temper when provoked. When I lose it, I lose it. I was somewhat recently removed from my father's household when we got into a verbal altercation which drove me to rip apart an entire door, break a microwave to bits, flip a couch over and almost attack my dad. This trait is an extremely embarrassing one to possess and needs to be fixed.

 

[bluehazed]

• 1920x1080
• 1024x768
• 320x240
• 131x80
• Stop being such a dick
• Be less lazy
• Either man up or be forever alone; make up my fuckin' mind
• Keep my little plant alive and hope it's a girl

 

[Juan J. Sánchez]

My New Years Resolution Goals:

• Be a better student.
• Exercise and lose weight.
• Get a girlfriend.
• Learn French.
• Be a better cook.
• Retake smoking.
• Learn Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini.
• Work on Medina Stories.
• Learn guitar.
• Read non-medical books.

Be a better student. I'm about to start my 4th year (out of six) as a med student, and I don't know squat.
Exercise and lose weight. People tell me I'm okay, but I feel chubby. Also, cardiovascular exercise makes you live longer.
Get a girlfriend. I haven't had a girlfriend in three years. I'm lonely.
Learn French. I do this every couple of years. It never works.
Be a better cook. I'm subscribed to www.rouxbe.com. Maybe that's why I've gained weight.
Retake smoking. Lets be serious: it makes you look cooler and more sociable.
Learn Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini. I'm a good pianist.
Work on Medina Stories. I've got to finish what I started.
Learn guitar. I do this every couple of years. In the end, I stick with the piano.
Read non-medical books. I read my last novel three years ago.

 

[Twirly]

- get a gf I am almost 16 and still no gf, I'm lonely ;-;
- get in shape again Not much to say.
- generally do more sports It's healthy.
- get better grades again I am about to fail this semester.
- go out a lot, again I am tired of sitting at home.
- get a part time job To buy a sampler.
- get an asr-10 or mpc and learn to use them I just need a hobby and I love hip hop.

 

[Twirly]

Retake smoking. Lets be serious: it makes you look cooler and more sociable.

A lot of girls hate smokers

 

[BlueScope]

Not really into that kind of stuff, as less expectations means less goals failed... and to jump in on the first post's theories: Most people don't finish their goals because they choose goals that they won't have an easy time solving. A goal obviously is to refill your car every time it's getting near empty, but guess what: People never think about it at new years. You can easily fail at it if you neglect looking at your gauge, but still, apparently that's not worth it. Instead, take stuff like 'quit smoking', 'get a wife', 'buy the Mercedes Benz AG'...
On top of that, most people don't give a fuck about whate they resoluted to a month after they did.

Anyway, let's see if I can get a semi-realistic list together (as it's always fun to think of stuff like this)

- more programming
- more artwork
- more photography
- less ranting about people who mess with $&%ߧ event engines ( )
- on second though: actually more ranting... it's fun, and for a good cause!
- get a girlfriend... aside from the girlfriend I already got... preferably without them knowing about another (obviously kidding on this whole line)
- 5760x1200... which is actually a goal, as I definately need my three monitor setup now! T_T
- get an awesome job once I'm done with my apprenticeship
- more driving practice, in conjunction with less repair costs
- refill my car every time it's getting near empty

You can see most of it isn't really a necessity for me to see what 2012's gonna be like, however especially the first three I definately need to work on...

Retake smoking. Lets be serious: it makes you look cooler and more sociable.

Makes you look like you need smokes to be cool and sociable, if you ask me...

 

[LiquidMetal91]

- Finish School: Retakin a year SUX.. However, my grades are beautifull now, so there's hope ;D
- Get back to RMXP: I just want to finish it.
- Learn Japanese: Yay for the fan-boy :D
- Get closer with my GF: Goin so good, but can be better
- Wanna get faster: Dunno bout the 100m, but i do 500m in 3-4 min (8-10 km/h)
- Maybe play the 2 guitars i own: I have them, but i can't play them -.-
- Get more manga (and some extra shelfs for them): What i have isn't enough (33 volumes)

 

[united washcloth express]

Goal:

Get some new friends. All of my current friends live in other states due to college. I haven't left my house to do some social activity in over six months now. I was actually going to ride the coaster for an hour to hang out with a friend in San Diego, but she backed out :\

Picking up a girlfriend on the way would be nice, but I'm not doing to press my luck.

 

[candle]

my only resolution is to not make any resolutions because I know I will just break them. See? I already broke it, and it's not even the new year yet!

 

[action]

• Get a Girlfriend... the last one didn't work out so well. :\
• Work on Typography and Graphic Design... because they are two different things
• Stalk Tomas More... so far it's working
• NOT start another game... It's fun, but I never finish them, and I also dissapoint many people waiting for my utterly revolutionary and ingenious game concepts to become a reality
• Be more humble
• Figure out how the hell I'm ever gonna get out of this finacial shit
• Earn enough money from this job to go on a fieldtrip to the Rockies... I like rocks
• Stop spending money
• Work harder in an attempt to get a raise so I can spend more money
• Stop being so fucking indecisive

 

[bluehazed]

Guys, you need to stop looking out for girls

If they're there, hang out with them

If they're not interested, don't worry

Don't try to date every girl you find might work

also medina smoking sucks

and it's a pain to quit

so don't smoke

 

[Misery]

Get a haircut i can't see otherwise
Save money i Spend too much
get fitter i loaf about too much
actually finish a game i start to make i start too many then delete them then start another and so on
lay off the coke seriously i drink too much ;D
actually complete these resolutions why make em if i can't do em
Nomilify aka be more normal
Don't have anymore resolutions I have too many
Learn either italian or Japanese so i can say stuff and nobody knows what i say (unless they also speak italian or Japanese)

 

[Daxis]

basic stuff


things to do:
programming
draw
story
maybe game making
japanese
spanish
tennis
running
pushups
less lazy
get a girlfriend that isn't a bit insane in the head
get a part time job
play all my games, not just do two minutes and give up
take the sats again
keep up my grades
spend time more wisely
basically the same old same old

 

[Juan J. Sánchez]

get a girlfriend that isn't a bit insane in the head

I like insane girlfriends.

 

[Daxis]

i thought so too
and it was nice that she would have put out
but then when she breaks up with you over facebook chat
wants to get back together the next day
and then stalking your own male asian friends
then we got a problem

 

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a day in the life of daxisheart...


I have another resolution:

• Create a planner/calendar and keep it up... I really need a way to organize myself

 

[Injury]

finish what I start
and when I quit smoking, I should stop for good...

oh and to never come back to this site again :haha: :fap: :fap:

 

[StrawberrySmiles]

Let's see:

- Stop being an insane girlfriend to Star

- Become motivated to do the things I enjoy doing again

- Start on my book with my best friend

- Embrace the fact that I have a life growing inside of me and stop being afraid

- Visit my home state of Michigan

- Stop being lazy

- Love myself

 

[Sauk]

- think of a name