Typical
student's take on New Year's resolution: 'Haven't even
started' to keep it
By Megan Sonderegger
January 20, 2006 | Although New Year's resolutions
are good motivators, they have become stressful, time
consuming, failed goals, according to USU students.
"I don't like them," said Christina Dew, an elementary
education major. "I don't do them myself. You make them
and then you break them and then you feel horrible about
yourself."
Dew said her resolution this year was to not make any
more New Year's resolutions.
Freshman Ben Brown said he feels New Year's resolutions
are overrated because nobody ever keeps them.
"My New Year's resolution was to work out three times
a week," Brown said. "Haven't even done it, haven't
even started."
"I'm trying to figure out my feelings on resolutions,"
John Burton, an exercise science major, said. He said
resolutions can often cause more harm than good because
when they are not reached they can cause more stress.
Burton said his resolutions this year were to apply
himself in his schooling, exercise more and manage time
better. "Maybe when I learn to manage my time I can
do the other two," Burton said.
Charlie Malolo, a senior majoring in music, said he
feels New Year's resolutions are bad if goals are only
made each New Year. He said his resolution is to make
$20,000 within the year.
"If you want sure success in your goals each time,
be vague," Malolo advised.
Wyatt Lamborn, a sophomore in business administration,
said he doesn't make New Year's resolutions anymore.
"I don't want to fail, why set your-self up for failure?"
he said.
Shayla Young a junior majoring in early childhood
development and elementary education, said she feels
resolutions are good if you commit to them and stay
on top of your goals.
Brittany Haskell, a sophomore, agrees. She said she
loves New Year's resolutions and feels the reason many
people fail is because they wish for things rather than
making goals to achieve them. Haskell said her resolution
this year was to run Monday through Saturday.
"I'm doing it," Haskell said."I just set time aside
to achieve my goal."
Although the majority of students said they didn't
like New Year's resolutions, nearly all of them agreed
that resolutions can be good motivators and can be accomplished
through will-power and self control.
"Treat them like a new beginning," rreshman Megan
Dunn said."You can start over and accomplish anything
you want to."
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