Try these 30 unusual resolutions for a happier, healthier year
If you’ve “been there, done that” when it comes to resolving to lose weight, learn a language and save money, maybe it’s time to try something new? Bonus tip: Once you’ve chosen yours, use these seven psychology tips to help you keep them!
Try these 30 non-standard New Year’s resolutions
- Assume the best of people
- Reduce negative self-talk
- Listen more
- Let others shine
- Be more assertive
- Smile when passing people in the street
- Make a new friend
- Appreciate your body
- Pay it forward
- Remember people’s names
- Buy second-hand
- Reduce your waste
- Have fun with your clothes
- Get comfortable making phone calls
- Incorporate movement into your workday
- Wear sunscreen every day
- Send handwritten letters
- Focus, rather than multi-tasking
- Declutter your house
- Take phones off the table when eating
- Improve your small talk skills
- Eliminate unused subscriptions
- Explore your hometown
- Prioritise your friendships
- Learn to say “no”
- Learn to say “yes”
- Clean out your car
- Find out about your ancestry
- Eliminate gossip
- Celebrate small wins