KevinMD January 20, 2025
My exact pre-new year’s ritual varies from year to year, but always involves a period of reflection and goal-setting. Some of these New Year resolutions and intentions have become long-running habits (daily practice with a foreign language app, keeping a gratitude journal), while others died prematurely (reading a book a week, meeting up with a different person for pre-work coffee once a week). As I pondered what resolutions to make for 2025, many possibilities came to mind, including consistently strength training three days per week, writing a handwritten thank-you letter to someone once a week, and eliminating microplastics from my kitchen. None of these options, however, felt truly inspired. Although each may have had some physical and/or mental health benefits,...