Tag: resolutions


  • On New Year's resolutions

    On New Year's resolutions

    Every New Year’s, some people starts to whine about how a new year is nothing more than another day. Your inclination to promise and commit to behavior for the coming twelve months are unnatural and unwarranted that’s their gospel.

    They’re right in principle, but not in reality.

    We’re all better off considering things – life, work, goals, whatever – and to take the time to actually do that; it needs to be in the books. Some of us schedule this, others tackle the big questions when they arise, or preferably just before that happens.

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  • Let’s Talk 2014

    So 2013 is dead and buried, here’s three cheers for 2014!

    2014 in pearls, by artisrams (CC).
    2014 in pearls, by artisrams (CC).

    I don’t do New Year’s resolutions, but I do tend to stop and think around this time of year. It’s not really the calendar that’s controlling this, but rather the fact that this period often means I have some time off, or at least things are less hectic, since most people are off work. This time around I’ve actually managed to stay clear from work altogether, wrapping up the fourth edition of Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog just before the holidays.

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