{"id":4375,"date":"2019-03-06T03:45:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T08:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/?p=4375"},"modified":"2019-03-04T14:02:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T19:02:46","slug":"new-year-resolution-haters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/new-year-resolution-haters\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year Resolution Haters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I spend a lot of time in the&nbsp;<em>productivity space<\/em>. Honestly, I\u2019m kind of a nerd about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I get dozens of email newsletters (some of which I actually read!). I\u2019ve listen to a large number of podcasts about productivity. And I\u2019ve got books. Boy, oh boy, do I have productivity books!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hard part is there are so many opinions, and they often conflict in fundamental ways.\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XExYgK\">Eat That Frog<\/a><\/em>\u00a0exhorts you to do the hardest thing of the day first, while there are lots of other folks who advocate starting slowly and working up to the tough stuff. Essentially for every idea, there is an equally interesting and valid idea that\u2019s\u00a0<em>exactly the opposite<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there\u2019s one area that does seem to bring&nbsp;<em>productivity people<\/em>&nbsp;together: They almost universally hate New Year\u2019s Resolutions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/incredible-hulk-1710710_640.jpg?resize=213%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4378\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/incredible-hulk-1710710_640.jpg?w=425&amp;ssl=1 425w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/incredible-hulk-1710710_640.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/incredible-hulk-1710710_640.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/incredible-hulk-1710710_640.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, the reasoning is entirely different. They come to the conclusion from a number of different angles. But there are very few people in the&nbsp;<em>productivity space<\/em>&nbsp;who actually recommend that you set New Year\u2019s Resolutions. Some of them skirt the issue by playing semantic games. \u201cSet annual targets\u201d, set \u201cyearly goals\u201d, come up with a \u201ctheme for the year\u201d. Those are really just different ways of saying the same thing as a New Year\u2019s Resolution. Yet ask the authors and podcasters and they vehemently defend their semantic trickery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While I\u2019m not buying it, apparently I\u2019m a lone wolf. There are loads of people buying into the semantics, and lots who are&nbsp;<em>cashing in<\/em>on the trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the odd man out, I\u2019m OK with resolutions. I don\u2019t care if you prefer to call them something else. The words aren\u2019t what matters. It\u2019s the thought that counts. And even more\u2026the actions associated with the thought. Making a resolution and then not changing how you&nbsp;<em>act<\/em>&nbsp;is a waste of your time. You\u2019ll just be wishing for a different result with nothing to back it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=830%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?w=830&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=300%2C36&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=768%2C93&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=400%2C48&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The only real change can come from action. You either&nbsp;<em>add<\/em>&nbsp;something to your life or you&nbsp;<em>remove<\/em>&nbsp;something from your life. You&nbsp;<em>do something<\/em>&nbsp;or you&nbsp;<em>stop doing something<\/em>. It\u2019s not rocket science!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The issue most&nbsp;<em>productivity folks<\/em>&nbsp;have with the New Year\u2019s Resolutions is when you look at them, they\u2019re usually huge, lifestyle modifications. And there are usually a bunch of them. It\u2019s not uncommon to see somebody with resolutions to&nbsp;<em>eat healthier, exercise more, spend more time with the family, lose weight, save more money, spend less, learn a new skill,&nbsp;<\/em>and<em>&nbsp;read more<\/em>. Just perusing the list makes me tired. What\u2019s even more damaging is that having multiple resolutions means the energy to address them is divided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t focus on more than one thing at a time. Have you ever walked into something while you were texting? That\u2019s the problem in a nutshell. You can\u2019t give all of your attention to texting while walking on auto-pilot. You\u2019ll trip up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=830%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?w=830&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=300%2C36&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=768%2C93&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=400%2C48&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The same goes for changes in your life. The habits you\u2019ve built up, whether they\u2019re good for you or not, have been created over a long time. They\u2019re almost part of your autonomic system. You do most of them without thinking. But to break those habits, you\u2019ve actually got to focus on the behavioral change. The change won\u2019t happen by itself. The problem arises when you\u2019re trying to change several things at once. You\u2019ve only got so much energy and focus you can expend on something new. I mean it\u2019s not like life just stops and lets you focus on lots of new stuff. You\u2019re still going to have kids, a dog, a ringing telephone, a spouse. Everything that\u2019s already in your life is begging for attention. Just as I wrote that the buzzer on the dryer went off\u2026to prove my point! Sure, I can leave those clothes sitting in there. But if I do, they\u2019ll get wrinkled. Then I\u2019ll either have to iron them (unlikely), wear them wrinkled (likely), or run them through the washer &amp; dryer again (omg, don\u2019t tell my wife\u2026but that\u2019s the most common solution).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My point is, if I don\u2019t focus on the clothes, something bad will happen. But if I focus on the clothes, I can\u2019t be here writing this post. No matter how much we try to fool ourselves, we just can\u2019t multi-task. We can switch from task to task, but we can\u2019t&nbsp;<em>really<\/em>&nbsp;do two things at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s painfully obvious in the walking and texting example. It gets a bit less obvious when you start to think about things you do around the house. Talking to the kids and making dinner? Happens all the time\u2026but are you&nbsp;<em>really<\/em>&nbsp;doing a good job of either. Ever had that situation where you can\u2019t remember if you added a spice to the pot? Ever said \u201cuh-huh\u201d and agreed to something you wouldn\u2019t have if you had been&nbsp;<em>paying attention<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we get even farther afield and start to think about&nbsp;<em>habit building<\/em>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<em>habit breaking<\/em>&nbsp;it\u2019s even harder to recognize that we can\u2019t focus on multiple things at one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=830%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?w=830&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=300%2C36&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=768%2C93&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=400%2C48&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I know, I know. You\u2019re the exception. You\u2019re practically super-human and can do anything. Heck, your Mom said you can be anything. Guess what, I got the same Mom cheerleading and I love to think I\u2019m the exception. But we can\u2019t&nbsp;<em>all<\/em>&nbsp;be the exception. What if we really are just like everybody else? What if we really can only put in so much energy and focus to make changes in life. Could that the be reason so many New Years Resolutions fail?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about it. If you finally have succeeded in building up the habit of going to the gym several times a week, when is the one time of the year when you actively think about not going? Right after New Years Day\u2026am I right? The gym is jam-packed with people who don\u2019t know what they are doing. But we both know, if you give it two or three weeks, things will be&nbsp;<em>back to normal<\/em>. All those new gym rats will be back on the couch and it\u2019ll be the same old faces sweating on the elliptical right next to you. The vast majority of folks who&nbsp;<em>resolved<\/em>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<em>work out more<\/em>&nbsp;will have stopped. Not only that, they\u2019ll also be back to eating the way they always have, their weight will be the same, and they won\u2019t have an extra nickel in the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resolutions are hard. It doesn\u2019t matter if you make them on January 1st, your birthday, or whenever\u2026resolutions mean change. And we all know&nbsp;<strong>change is hard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few years ago I heard this idea that you should think about making one change every month.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=830%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?w=830&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=300%2C36&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=768%2C93&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hectic-dad.com\/hectic-dad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maroon-Curly-Divider.png?resize=400%2C48&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spend a lot of time in the&nbsp;productivity space. 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