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You'll never procrastinate again

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January 02, 2026

Since it’s the New Year, I wonder how many people still try to make New Year's resolutions.

- Birjees Hussain

No one’s asked me that question and I've not asked anyone either. To me it seems a little cliché. Sure people used to ask back in the 90s but as time has gone by, I think people have grown up and begun to realise that a New Year's resolution is just an intent no one intends to keep knowing that realistically they're not going to keep it.

They'll just keep procrastinating until the middle of January comes at which point they will forget about it, reassuring themselves that it wasn't a realistic goal anyway.

But that being said, it is so important to not procrastinate. That is an epidemic. Across the world everyone does it no matter how big or small an intent they have. Some may well have good reasons but others just can’t bring themselves to try.

At the opposite end of the spectrum there are those who not only try but make a concerted effort to do something with full enthusiasm and meticulous planning. If they fail, they know that at least they tried which means they can never blame themselves for not trying and neither can anyone else.

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