Do a 30-, 60- or 90-Day Challenge
Learn Something New Every Day
When did we stop wanting and needing to learn in our lives? Kids learn something new every day, and so should we. With the internet, it's easy to get answers to questions you've always had. So resolve to look up something you've wondered about or don't understand every day. Make it your nightly practice to, once and for all, know which state is Vermont and which is New Hampshire, find the capital of Bangladesh or learn how soap is made.
Eat More Vegetables
The best kinds of resolutions add something instead of subtracting it. So, i's a perfect time to add more vegetables to your diet. It's one of the easiest and tastiest ways to get more nutrition and better health.
Sketch Your Big Idea
Instead of seeking fortune or dream jobs in the New Year—aka resolutions that often yield disappointing results—sketch out your idea. Is it a business plan? A drawing you've always wanted to try? Your next five years? An itinerary for a dream trip? This kitchen gadget thing you wish someone would invent (and maybe the next steps for inventing it)?
Move More
Instead of resolving to run a marathon or climb a mountain, especially if you're not big into exercise, make a plan to simply move more. Maybe that means parking far away from the entrance or hoofing it to the store instead of driving the half mile. Try walking during breaks and on weekends instead of binge-watching TV or firing off political missives on Facebook.
Read More
Instead of learning a new word a day or resolving to write a novel this year, make your New Year's resolution to read more. It's something you always loved (or wish you did). With a good library system, it's practically free. And you'll build imagination, vocabulary and deeper empathy for others. Or, if nonfiction is your thing, you'll get a deeper understanding of the world.
Take Time for Daily Gratitude
Gratitude journals are still a thing, but you don't have to write down your thank-yous in order to benefit from acknowledging what you're grateful for. Being mindful and thinking through five things that you're grateful for—either first thing in the morning or before you fall asleep—shifts your thinking of how you will go about your day and how you process it when it's over.
