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Some questions: * does it bother you when you say stock phrases such as "HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!"? * does it make sense to have resolutions once a year at th

Some questions: * does it bother you when you say stock phrases such as "HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!"? * does it make sense to have resolutions once a year at the same time as everyone else? * what exactly is the new year a celebration of for most people? The fact that humanity is still here? Or perhaps the making of resolutions? Something religious? * what do studies say about how effective the making of resolutions is and whether they improve society overall?

solipsist 16y ago
A simple Google search brought up the following articles. http://www.proactivechange.com/resolutions/statistics.htm http://www.proactivechange.com/resolutions/statistics.htm http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/01/04/1407433/new-years-resolutions-are-useful.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/01/04/1407433/new-years-reso... It seems as if a fair amount of the population makes resolutions that end up helping a portion of them. Thus they improve society to some extent, but not necessarily more than any other holiday that also bring people together and make them rethink their lives. What's interesting to think about is if arbitrary holidays (which New Year's may or may not be) are worth our time or not? Even some holidays that are not arbitrary have become something totally different than what they started out as. Tradition keeps these holidays going, but if you were to pick and choose which holidays to keep, which ones would you choose?
bbuffone 16y ago
* does it bother you when you say stock phrases such as "HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!"? No, it allows me to simply respond with a stock answer and move on with my day. * does it make sense to have resolutions once a year at the same time as everyone else? Yes, Life is long. Having a sprint last a year makes sense. It is also easier for people to reflect and major changes in their life on natural boundaries like a new years, 20th, 30th, 40th... birthday. * what exactly is the new year a celebration of for most people? The fact that humanity is still here? Or perhaps the making of resolutions? Something religious? I will speak for most people; they are celebrating the past years accomplishments, friends they made, places they have gone, things they have experienced... * what do studies say about how effective the making of resolutions is and whether they improve society overall? It is not a time for research... it is a time for drinking late into the night while coding your next project. 2010 kicked ass, but now it is on to the next one!!!

solipsist 16y ago

A simple Google search brought up the following articles. http://www.proactivechange.com/resolutions/statistics.htm http://www.proactivechange.com/resolutions/statistics.htm http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/01/04/1407433/new-years-resolutions-are-useful.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/01/04/1407433/new-years-reso... It seems as if a fair amount of the population makes resolutions that end up helping a portion of them. Thus they improve society to some extent, but not necessarily more than any other holiday that also bring people together and make them rethink their lives. What's interesting to think about is if arbitrary holidays (which New Year's may or may not be) are worth our time or not? Even some holidays that are not arbitrary have become something totally different than what they started out as. Tradition keeps these holidays going, but if you were to pick and choose which holidays to keep, which ones would you choose?

bbuffone 16y ago

* does it bother you when you say stock phrases such as "HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!"? No, it allows me to simply respond with a stock answer and move on with my day. * does it make sense to have resolutions once a year at the same time as everyone else? Yes, Life is long. Having a sprint last a year makes sense. It is also easier for people to reflect and major changes in their life on natural boundaries like a new years, 20th, 30th, 40th... birthday. * what exactly is the new year a celebration of for most people? The fact that humanity is still here? Or perhaps the making of resolutions? Something religious? I will speak for most people; they are celebrating the past years accomplishments, friends they made, places they have gone, things they have experienced... * what do studies say about how effective the making of resolutions is and whether they improve society overall? It is not a time for research... it is a time for drinking late into the night while coding your next project. 2010 kicked ass, but now it is on to the next one!!!