Every January 1, we plan to do great things over the next year. But we fail every time. Here are some tips on how to make resolutions for 2022.
There are many good ideas and resolutions for 2022: lose weight, read more, go to the gym, meditate more often, and so on.
But these are the resolutions you had last year, and the year before that, etc.
Happy New Year: How to Make Resolutions for 2022
The enthusiasm we start each new year is a bit like the fireworks on New Year’s Eve: After a loud bang and bright flash, everything stops suddenly!
The old, bad, habits take control again. But it doesn’t have to be that way. If you take a few things seriously, 2022 could be a good year for you.
1. Step By Step
The biggest mistake you can make is to do too many things at once.
If you not only want to stop smoking but also cut sweets from your diet and start jogging, you’re bound to overtax yourself.
To break old habits, we need willpower. But nobody has that in abundance. Pursuing several goals at the same time also means that our willpower has to be multitrack.
In the end, we don’t get anywhere.
The important thing is to change ourselves and old habits step by step.
2. Positive Approach – Have Fun
You need to pick a resolution to focus on. You need a positive approach and have fun.
“I have to stop smoking” and “I want to stop smoking” may differ in terms of language.
But from a psychological point of view, it is crucial for long-term success that you want to do something and not have to do something.
3. Realistic and Regularity
People who spent most of their free time lying on the couch in 2021 and have now made a plan to go jogging for an hour four times a week in 2022 are setting the bar extremely high.
Their expectations are not realistic!
Regularity is more important than duration and intensity. The point is to establish jogging as a new habit.
Those who don’t drive themselves to the point of exhaustion also have a better chance of retaining the fun and their good intentions.
4. Good Resolutions and Bad Resolutions
Even good resolutions can be bad. If they’re difficult to integrate into your life or if the driving force is an “I must” and not an “I want.”
If you fail, you must realize that even the best resolution is not automatically good.
In some cases, it’s better to start the new year without any good resolutions.
Celebrate the new year and then begin step by step to change your old habits and build a new lifestyle you like!