Derailed resolutions
At the beginning of every year, everyone makes resolutions, but it all dies down by early March.
Resolutions have been proven to not work. One reason for this is that they are decided upon by looking at other people's expectations. Resolutions look good on the surface but they are built on what you think you should be doing instead of what you really want to do.
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