Why I Don't Make New Years Resolutions
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
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Hi Nicole! Many years ago I made a New Year's resolution, which I've kept all these years. It was to never make another New Years resolution!😂
I love this. My mentality exactly.
We are of the " It's just another day " tribe. I'm just doing laundry and cleaning floors tonight, listening to the fireworks that are no doubt scaring the shit out of the local wildlife.
Some years ago some silly little female coworker was going on about New Year's resolutions and I said " Why wait? If you want to do it, just do it " . I got the looks like I had a horn growing out of my head.
And to the working members of this tribe - Happy Extra Day Off.
Happy New Year🎉 - i gave up the new year resolutions, i never do any of them lol Now i just go with the flow
Happy new year Nicole and Levi! ❤ I agree with you on the resolutions being dumb. No party here either, as I am paying off debts. 🎉
Me too!!
Love it 🧡. I never understood why people do it.
happy new year 2 u madam dog and ur beautiful dog! :)
Happy New Year, Nicole and Levi!. Winter has found Wisconsin. I know you don't like the cold but it finally feals normal out.
Knuckled it!
People in general need "permission" to do life stuff because their parents over-abused them and now their default behavior is to appeal to any higher authority for permission to do anything, and thats why most people do nothing.
Beautiful cop out!
@@grandpapete417 What does your reply mean exactly??
I agree, I don't mean to sound like I am bragging on myself but I am very glad that I'm more concerned with being accountable to MYSELF than anyone else, regardless of the situation.
I was never punished by my parents for doing things outside the box that the indoctrination camps punished me for. It was only if i disrepected them or elders i was punished.
Don’t tell people your plans, surprise them when you succeed. They are always shocked and I like to do that.
This is my motto especially when it comes to losing weight or getting healthier.
or just don't tell them. period.
Ah ok. So you like to brag
I'm not ashamed to admit that when I've achieved a goal I'll tell people about it. A pat on the back or an "attaboy" feels good. But it's not my primary motivation.
@@ryancraig2795 I rather the pats on the back. Yeah it feels awesome.
Already did Myself a favor via going on 3 Month's Sober no Alcohol also it'll be 5 Month's since I quit cigarettes.
January 1st is just another Day for Me and countless other's.
Good job!
Cool, you saved a lot of money by doing that.
My goal was to work in construction for a long period of time. When that didn't go my way, I applied to Amazon. This was back in 2022. Now It's been a bit over 1 year that I am still with Amazon. I don't know what tomorrow brings. Yeah it pays a whole lot less than Construction, I'm happy though with my work.
Congratulations, now that's determination! 👍🤜🤛
And the coolest thing about my dad is that he always goes to bed at 10pm on the 31st of Dec. He says fuck this! To me it's just another day and I want to go to sleep! LOL
Me too and it's my birthday.
Sounds like my one friend who is like 73 and is just done with holidays and fun stuff 😂
So does everyone when you get past a certain age
Happy Birthday Cathy! @@cathydiamond6573
When I quit smoking 30 years ago, I had ceased smoking for two weeks before I told anybody. It felt better to tell everybody that I hadn’t smoked for two weeks than if I had told people what I was going to do before hand. New Year’s resolutions are BS, you can change anytime! Happy new year!
I agree Nicole : ) I want to lose weight and just started a diet now I'm not waiting for new years! I grew up in Brasil and you should see how many New Years superstitions they have! They all wear white, they jump 3 waves in the ocean at midnight and every year nothing happens! It's the same shit! Lol! Happy New Year to you too!!!
I use New Years for accounting. My husband and I have a "state of the family" kind of review. A look at expenses, savings, income etc. Again it could just as easily be done June 8th or October 25th. But it's a convient time to stop the clock so to speak and make changes to our plan if needed. No resolutions for sure!
I think this is the first video you've made where I mostly disagree with you. Some people need a perceived external change to knock them out of a bad habit/routine or into a good one. Sometimes that change is a pandemic, other times it's just the start of a new year. For a lot of people, I think New Year's represents a cue to look back on what they've been doing and how they're going to improve it (hopefully within their own definition of "improve," and not someone else's). Even the people who want to plaster their New Year's Resolutions all over social media have something to gain from doing so. A lot of those people are very insecure, as you astutely pointed out. They're pretty beholden to what they think other people think of them. So, by putting their resolutions out there for their friends and followers to see, they're creating a consequence for themselves if they don't follow through with their resolution(s): the judgement of their social media following.
All I'm saying is, I don't think New Year's Resolutions are stupid or particularly woo-woo. The new year represents a sort of wake-up call for a lot of people who are hypnotized by the exhausting slog of day-to-day existence. I think we should encourage people who make New Year's Resolutions. Of course, I do agree that a New Year's Resolution is incredibly stupid if you don't follow through with it. I think it's easy to be dismissive of New Year's Resolutions when you observe the staggering number of people out there who have no follow-through. Just my unsolicited two cents.
I feel pretty similarly to this as well. I think for SOME people, it's the perfect time to make positive changes with a "new" year and the stressful, hectic holidays over. But I also think the number of people who just make NYR because it's "what you do" is a much higher number and therefore less likely to actually result in positive change.
I think this was beautiful and honestly agree with both takes. Different people need different things. But overall, almost everyone will choose the easy comfortable familiar way in the end.
Set a goal and see yourself doing it and accomplishing it. It does not matter what speed you move at, the important thing is to be persistent and consistent(just like Mother Nature). Happy New Year Nicole and best wishes.😀🎉🎊
I never share mine "publicly" but they are always doable, realistic goals like taking better care of my sweaters (lol) or recording all the books I read in a journal with notes and color coding, things that are fun and I do keep up with them. TOTALLY agree with you Nicole about the typical resolutions though. In my early 30s I lost a LOT of weight and kept it off and I started on March 26 and told no one. That is more my style!
How did you lose the weight specifically?
@@Rockerlady calorie counting, pretty strict but not unhealthy levels. Also not over-exercising during weight loss.
Nicole you are absolutely amazing and absolutely correct. I'm not originally from US but lived here most of my life and I must admit I've never understood or got behind the concept of making New Year's resolutions. For me New Year's is special because I spent with my whole family, and we just celebrate life and everything else. I remember once I also told someone that I don't make New Year's resolutions and this person looked at me as if I was from Mars! HAHAHHAHA(Feel free to laugh) I'm so glad that I am not alone and that some people get it and they bother with the whole New Year's resolutions nonsense. Thank you!!
What i like about you is you are a motivated person who does things with a sense of purpose. A good quality.
Since I was a kid, I never understood why people got so excited over the year changing. Jumping up and down and screaming, like wtf
I needed to hear this. I kept feeling this stupid pressure to do something amazing on new years (and surely all the people on social media hyping it all up as if it’s the only time to make changes, it’s not! Not even close) but I’ve already been doing my work, I’ve been working on my finances and working hard, and new years doesn’t change that :)
Great video 😊 I needed to hear this. Coming from you, it feels motivated and coming from a good place. I sure do enjoy your content and sweetheart Levi too!❤
Staying home. Going to bed the usual time. Getting up at the usual time.
Nothing special.
No new year resolutions. I work on my goals year round. Got a new job. Government related. Saving to ditch overpriced Ontario for the friendly and affordable Caribbean.
The thumbnail ooooozes excitement for 2024.....🤣 🎉🍾
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I laugh inside when people tell me their NYE resolutions.🎉
Well stated, Nicole. The whole New Year hype involves magical thinking. My late dad would say, "when something needs to be done, do it sooner rather than later and you won't be sorry." It's a theme that has guided me through some tough decisions and into new goal pursuits regardless of the time or day. Just do it!
It’s the same with motivational books. You need motivation? Just go after your goals. No need to read how to books. I had to learn this lesson after years of reading and getting nothing done.
Levi is such a camera "hound". Ha. It's official! You've become my social and philosophical goddess. Notice I've genderized the term, no disrespect, it's just that you're a girl. I've read Plato, Socrates, Clemens, and Bob Dylan, But I think you've practically matched them all. I'm an old man, so I've been exposed to a lot of bullshit that people wanted someone to believe was profound, when in actuality, it all boiled down to BULLSHIT. Thanks for the refreshing points of view. Have a happy and prosperous coming year and all thereafter. 🐕
My New Year's Resolution...hmmm...eat food, drink liquids, get another year older.
I believe in you.
I think positive affirmations can have some positive effect. I agree with everything else though.
The hol8days are a shitty , unrealistic time to set new goals. If you're going to set goals you're better off doing it at a normal time of the year if you have a real interior-driven reason for it... not arbitrarily on a particular date after having been externally disrupted and distracted for weeks by all of this distracting holiday stuff.
Resolutions are like Trump----BS.
Simp
All my biggest life changes always seem to happen in the summer. I haven't made a new years resolution for 10 years. Because I never stuck to them.
Same here, and August is the month where most of the changes happen to me……
Good God Girl...will you be our President PLEASE! 🎉
It's about time, we all start tuning into the blunt truth of things, instead of covering things up with lies or sugar coating something instead of just telling it like it is! ❤ 🎉 ❤
Hi Levi, you're looking pretty happy over there ❤ hope you're feeling better buddy. Happy New Year to you both! ❤
She's canadian. We don't have presidents
Get a sense of humor. @@tonyp9313
Nicole I think the start of a new year is important and it’s the best time to start a new habit of exercise or eating healthy.
I expect plans and good habits to fall apart as the year progresses, so I like the psychological aspect of the New Year as a kind of reset (I gotta go with whatever motivation works for my brain).
I spend the first half of January figuring out plans for my goals, then in the second half, I do a 'warm up' to the new habits--this lets me figure out what works, what doesn't, and what I need to tweak. Then, start of February, I hit the 'hard reset' and spend at least four weeks going hard on good habits and breaking bad ones, and it's quite effective. I try to keep going until Easter, but if I'm starting to crack, I'll go back to a milder 'holding position' (rather than crashing back into terrible habits) as a break.
Sometimes I'll find other dates in the year to do this cycle again, just as a healthy reset: plan, warm up, hard reset, then back to 'holding pattern'. It's important to figure out what works for your own psychology. And I agree that to be properly motivated, it has to be something that matters enough to you. If you're on board with the 'why', it's easier to keep going.
Maybe the most important aspect for me is to understand that my plans WILL FALL APART at some point; it's a case of just going for as long as I can, then taking a break from it, then warming up and doing it again. No guilt, no failure, just being human, and still making progress. I've done this cycle multiple times and it works for me.
Normally I don’t but I’m making one this year!
Never lend another dollar to anyone!
Levi is so adorable! ❤
Can confirm. He’s a 10.
It's a good thing to think about where you are going, and make adjustments. And it's not a bad idea to use a moment like the turning of the year for this thought process. Also, it's not necessary to post the results of this effort. You can simply walk forward with a fresh perspective.
If you do most things society does, you may be a looser.
I’m more of a fan of quarterly goals. I personally love a new year as it’s a time to reset, but I also reset and adjust throughout the year based on life. Some goals, I share as I want to be held accountable with those I’m closest to. Others, I’m quiet.
Agreed. Resolve now. Why wait for society, or a calendar day dictate to us when to resolve something, if anything. If it's important, you resolve it. If it's not important, you make resolutions lol.
Alternatively it may mean you worked very hard on your obligation's for that year for work and are hoping your required at your work for less obligation to achieve your personal goals. If i had no obligations to work my personal goals would have so many checkmarks but instead i am financially well off with personal goals to yet attain.
You have no idea how much I look forward to your videos coming out each Sunday. You are a breath of fresh air and sanity and reason, in a world that has just gone absolutely insane. I do love your rants! Okay, now off to do 100 pushups today and start my alcohol free journey. 😁
Definitely LOVE your Classic Rants !!!! Thank You 4 your Absolure Real Hard Truth !!!!
Happy New Year, Nicole, even if you do not care about ! I never did make or make New Year resolutions, for me they are a waste of time, why bother ? I only have wishes, I wish to be healthy and I wish that all my pets will be healthy, I wish I will be able to take care of them also in the future, I am fed up of diseases and deaths. I am alone, mother is no more, no other family, so ...that is it. I wish health and happiness ! May God be with all of us, with those who believe and those who do not believe!
I like you kiddo. You must've led a hell of a life to this point.
If something good happens, I deserved it. I will remain awkward and foul mouthed. I will still ignore society as much as possible.
You inspire me!
Levy is the most handsome boy ❤
I wish you a Happy New Year.
If you are going to set new year's resolutions, it also makes sense to evaluate the progress of your life over the past year, reflect on whether you accomplished your goals, and if not, what went wrong, and adjust your approach for the next year. If you approach them this way, I think new year's resolutions can actually work well, as an addition to living intentionally and setting new goals whenever it makes sense to.
Every time someone I know makes a New Years resolution it is to loose weight. Why? Starting with Thanksgiving all the way through New Year’s Eve there’s lots of really unhealthy food and alcohol around at all the
Holiday parties, etc.
They gain weight and feel like crap. That’s where the resolution to eat healthy and exercise to loose weight comes in.
I think it would be great if people could channel all that hardcore "I'm going to work out a zillion hours and lose a zillion lbs" energy into just some small improvements like cooking at home, eating more vegetables, getting more daily exercise. But most people want a quick fix with shocking results. So annoying, really.
Happy 2024 Nicole 🎉 I look forward to more useful content from your channel, in the coming year.TBH I only make NY resolutions that are realistic.😊
I've always found new years to be an odd celebration. The 1st of January 2024 is a unique date, but so is the 12th of June 2024, or the 5th of May 2012, or the 13th of April 1992 - there's never going to be another one. Each day is unique.
I like my positivity wrapped in a whole mess of negativity.
I think you're special, wonderful, and someone to look up to... lol. Why not? You have great attributes and have accomplished a lot, I'm sure many people look up to you to their benefit. I didn't get that statement whatsoever. We all have someone we admire for the things that make them special. Like, I can name people you've quoted on this channel (specifically musicians) whom you clearly look up to, even if just a little. Ironically, I think sometimes you try too hard to be different. You look up to people. We all do. It's okay... 😂
This is somewhat depressing coming from a Canadian. My relatives were forced of their land to make way for sheep during the white on white violence 🤣that was the Highland clearances. Most of them ended up in North America including Canada.
The tradition of New Year (Hogmanay) was and is held dear by the Scots. It is the turning of a page, yes, but in those days, it was the hope of better. The tall, dark stranger 'First footin' on Hogmanay, with a lump of coal and a dram of whisky to celebrate the hope of better times the next year. We opened the windows to 'let the old year oot and the new yin in'. Singing and dancing was my memories of those new years. We didn't have what you have. We eat hachett pie (steak pie) at midnight. That would be the last meat we would see for a long while. Tradition is lost now in a time of plenty and that's great. I hope you never feel the hunger we did. I sigh you will never feel the warmth of a real New Year. Lang may your lumb reek!
I agree with everything in this video. Well, maybe except for the part where Nicole told me to put on my big girl pants... Remember, folks- Mercury is ALWAYS in retrograde depending on the point you're viewing it from!
I used to have a teach who would say "Do not put off for tomorrow, what can be done today.". I know it is a Benjamin Franklin quote but it fits this video. The best way to get better at anything is by doing said thing. When it comes to goals there is no time like the present.
Great video, Nicole. I listen to Steve Harvey on the way to work and he said, "Why wait to make a positive change?" Or something like that.
So I agreed. I haven't used cannabis for a week now (normally I'm using it 2x a week).
Instead of it being some stupid New Years thing, it's a habit I am trying to form.
At the fitness places I've belonged to, sometimes you can't find a parking spot in January, going into early Feb. And the employees there go nuts giving tours, signing people up, etc. But by Valentine's Day, it's back to normal with all the regular people like always. But this year I will try a "Dry January" only because I drank more than I should have in Dec.
I'm 62, I always felt as you do about this nonsense. Unfortunately, we have to remind ourselves that we're surrounded by idiots. Swimming in a sea of incompetence and ineptitude. You're an old soul, Nichole. Wise beyond your years...
I've never made a New Year's resolution but I can say the New Year's Eve of 2020 I quit smoking, I didn't tell myself I was going to, I didn't have any plans to quit, I just did. It just happened to fall on the New Year's Eve of 2020 the best year ever (sarcasm). I did start up a new bad habit that was the lozenges, they got me through the tough times. I did quot them finally. 3 years later random date.
Hey Nicole & Nicole’s subs, have you heard or read the book, “ 12 week year “ ??? It definitely relates to Nicole’s Classic Rant…..
What is woo woo about affirmations? Science has shown time and time again that what you say to yourself and others consistently has a profound impact on self-esteem, life choices, motivation, and success. An affirmation is nothing more than something you tell yourself consistently, and again, science has shown that what you say to yourself consistently has a measurable effect on outcomes in numerous areas of life...
New Year's Day is just another reset day, like Sunday, the first of the month, or the first day of a season. You fail, you reset. Can't say that I know people who go around broadcasting new year's resolutions. That seems juvenile.
I have never made NY resolutions. I think to myself "No I wouldn't follow through on that. Who am I kidding?"
New Year’s Eve is a perpetual amateur hour. It’s a bullshit holiday for adults that feed into Christmas and are so freaking depressed because it’s over, so we lend them another day to carry on with their partying and shopping sprees. The idea of making resolutions for New Year’s is crap too, as if a new year is going to bring about a slew of sudden major changes that couldn’t happen in the middle of freaking July. New Year’s Eve equals more bullshite, more self delusion, more gross consumerism, more alcohol consumption. Oh yes, and let’s not forget amateur our fireworks. The epitome of selfishness and self entitlement. People are not content to have a quiet restful night. No, we have to use explosives to pretend that we’re excited about something. Maybe these folks should go over to Gaza where they can get all the fireworks they would ever want.
I can’t rely on this new year resolutions thing. I get kinda paralyzed (as in can’t continue) when I make huge changes since I’m autistic. So I’m always doing small changes to get closer to whatever I want to achieve. It’s less overwhelming and let’s you build the kind of habit that if you miss one day or even a week because you got sick or anything, it’s fine, you just continue as soon as you recovered ☺️
I agree. If I want to improve myself I will start any time. Why wait until january? But spring is a good time to buy slightly used exercise equipment or bikes. After everyone realizes they aren't gonna keep their resolutions.
Spot on again. Improvement and taking care of yourself is ongoing. Keeping goals quiet works better. Keep up the good work. Thanks!
when i first started watching you . i was like what a complaining (beeeeeep) but i kept watching all ya vids and realising your my doamine lol Now i just think im in love . keep reant keep doing what you do your awsome !!!!!!!
New Year Resolutions are a stupid idea. There’s a lot of things and “holidays” I think are BS. New Years Eve day I was on Facebook, went on a rant about what was going on in my life and I put down what I was going to do to change it. So far, so good. My first thing is “stop spending 8 hours a day on RUclips” second thing stop procrastinating! My best procrastination is “it’s late in the day, I’ll do it tomorrow”. Anyone else use that one? Only 3 days into the year and the only thing I’ve put off is going to my storage and getting somethings. It was raining all day, ain’t doing it in the rain.
To get Ontario Hydro cut in half or by a quarter get yourself a Hydro plan instead of 200 to 800 dollars a on Hydro electricity only pay 65.00 to 150 each month
Yes!!! I have always done this when I wanted to make a change I did it THEN not oh next Monday, Next 1st, or New Years. Also, I have never been one to post about what I am doing because I just do it
Ah... you are right.
I have been wanting to learn how to sing for years but money was a problem and then the pandemic hit. The past couple of years I could have started but I don't know what's stopping me. The money? I do have it but it is still so expensive to go get classes... And I am unfortunately not one of those people who can just open RUclips and learn skills, I need appointments so I go learn, a person guiding me. It has become a part of me to want to do it. Let's see if I manage this year.
I just sent an e-mail to ask for an appointment and I am gonna ask somewhere else.
Thanks for this.
I swim in a pool. January and February are always packed and crowded. By mid February, it always tapers off. Then the five of us that are there year round are still there. Alone.
I love this particular subject BIG TIME and I've been saying this my entire life even when I was a young teenager. Like you, I simply see an issue or situation I feel I need to change, I just set my mind to it and do it. I make a list of things I see that needs to be done every week. I look at the list every day and attempt to get 3 of the most important things on the list each day and I'm satisfied if I get one done. That's a pretty simple system as most of us including myself usually line up more tasks than can be accomplished in one day. Of course there are some things on the list I'm aware will take at least a week, but yeah, those are pretty obvious. Thanks for this one. I love your channel and I'm glad I stumbled on it. Your delivery is great
I agree entirely! 👍 It can be a significant year if you are going to retire in June. 😊 Hint hint
Great video. This video and many others prove that you are wise beyond your years. If the people criticizing you here would just listen, they would see that you are not just shitting on a tradition. You’re suggesting an alternative that might actually work.
Google it call your Ontario Hydro company just ask them what your plan rates are vs your original plan rates if it's cheaper then switch it
The only thing that changes every day is the calendar. My resolution is to not make resolutions. I try to think of what I'm going to do when I wake- up.
This so true like 😅💯
finally someone hits you with reality, a lot of personal development tells you can start working out even with getting the shoes next to you which makes you think that you already accomlished if you worked out for 2 minutes, so disapointing
🎉Read or listen to Simon Sinek. Find your Why. Or just listen to Nicole for free.
I only do things I know I'll do like write more, read more and watch more anime! Lol 😂 but yeah you're right about all you said though
Start amazingly awful ones, like really bad Resolutions and tell everyone.
once I did this as a joke, told everyone I planned to start smoking cigarettes lol.
Yes in the summer your Hydro rate may go up by 25 dollars but it's way easier to budget 25 dollars than 2500 each
Congratulations with the revolution around the sun! Also,congratulations with a head of hair.
New Year’s resolutions are just another way to fail. Lol And nobody cares!
bull, no one cares about new year plans, nor do people care about other peoples plans unless those plans impact of their own lives.... oh hum New year is a commercial exercise.
Nichole, did you get a tad annoyed at the person who took up your time asking about starting a new business, who never did it??
Love your rants, not sure if I'd want you for a girl friend 🤣🤣Happy New Year !
My new years resolution is to stop watching U - TOOB!?! 😮😅
I hate that "new year, new me" stuff. 2023 me was plenty good enough.
My resolution is to watch all of your videos....LOL.
James Clear's Automic Habits has great info on the value of goals for those who are curious!
When you get your income taxes done higher an expert because you can be owed from the government depending on where you live and what your expenses are
Great Point!! Why this time of year? Fiscal years are from July to July. Don't complain about your life; just make an effort to fix what ya don't like about it. Life would be mind-numbing is everything was perfect.