New Year's Resolutions Check In

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We made it through the second week of January. This is enough to get a better grasp of progress with New Year's resolutions. It's also into the period of rapid die-off. We have reached the second Friday in January, also known as Quitter's Day because so many people give up their New Year's resolutions then. See also the parallel check in post over on goals_on_dw.

Feel free to copy the idea of a New Year's resolution check-in to your blog or other venue, to encourage yourself and your friends. Many people find that social support helps maintain resolutions. This is one area where online activity works as well as or better than facetime activity. Apps work too, with trackers for most popular goal categories. Consider the pros and cons of getting your friends to help. Here on Dreamwidth we have awesomeers and do_it that may prove helpful for social support of goals. Some craft communities like get_knitted and justcreate also have check-in posts.

According to an email from Facebook, the survey found that those who shared their New Year's resolution on Facebook were 36 percent more likely to stick to it. Additionally, 52 percent of those surveyed agreed that sharing their resolutions with others is helpful when it comes to accomplishing them. In my experience, saying (or posting) things out loud definitely makes them feel more real. Plus, if other people know about a goal you're trying to achieve, it may motivate you to keep working at it so you can provide future updates on your progress.


Your Resolutions

How are your resolutions going?

These are the top New Year's resolutions in America for 2026:
1) To exercise more (48%)
2) To save more money (46%)
3) To eat healthier (45%)
4) To spend more time with family/friends (42%)
5) To lose weight (31%)
6) To improve job performance (24%)
7) To do more for the environment (24%)
8) To reduce job stress (22%)

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Have you had challenges keeping up with your resolutions? If so, how did you solve them? What are your favorite ways to maintaining your motivation and momentum?

Check your goals for their positive-negative framing. Studies show that positive framing works better. The subconscious, like the universe, doesn't understand "no" very well. It grasps "do" a lot better.


My Goals

Here are my goals for 2026, and my accomplishments for week 2 of January.

Completed (2)

* Clean the window prisms. [MET 1/12/26]

* Finish installing the latch. [MET 1/12/26]


Begun (1)

* Make at least one new recipe per month. [Begun 1/11/26 Mom Mom Bessie's Coconut Molasses Pie,
* Quite good, ** Made 2+ times