Sneak Attack--Monthly Goals

Photo: byron chinSo, we're a month away from that most amusing time of year, New Years Resolution Season!Hope springs eternal, eh?I know not everyone is a fan of the annual Resolution Ritual.  Each year, millions of earnest folks set lofty goals and then, for the most part, totally blow 'em off a few weeks or days or even hours later. Getting healthier and/or more productive generally involves willpower, self-discipline, and deprivation--and dressing it up in a party hat, alas, doesn't make it suck any less.Portion control? Nooooooo!!!photo: tambakoBut, if you, like me, can't help but join in the annual Failure Festivities... what if we give ourselves a fighting chance this year?Here's my sneaky plan, if anyone else wants to play along.It's only early December, and if we're thinking of Resolving anything come January 1, we've got a month before we actually have to do anything specific or be accountable for any pledges we might want to make, right?In fact, December is perfect for not demanding much of ourselves--what with shopping and decorating and cooking and dealing with parties and dinners and seasonal holiday concoctions, whether they tempting and evil or repugnant but foisted mercilessly upon you until you are forced to partake.Hello, Jello!photo: lileks.comSo for many people, December is not a great month to try to start a diet, an exercise plan, a new creative project or anything other than perhaps a large bottle of scotch or a refillable xanax prescription.On the...
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