I set great goals for myself, like eating healthier and exercising more, but those goals NEVER last past January. It's really my issues with motivation.
You see, I have a lot of bad habits.
Staying up late.
Procrastinating.
Bad Eating Habits.
Spending Too Much Time Online.
Not Exercising (Outside of Dance).
And I honestly want to stop them. I would love to have a regular sleep schedule, eat healthy, and have my schoolwork done before I have to rush it. But there's this issue with motivation.
I've kept these bad habits for so long because I don't have the consequences from them.
Staying up late: Yeah I may not get enough sleep, but it doesn't REALLY affect my life that much.
Procrastinating: I still get A's, so why does the timing matter?
Bad Eating Habits: I don't feel sick from eating and I'm not putting on any weight, so why eat healthy?
Too Much Time Online: I still have time for everything else, so I don't need to shorten the time.
Not Exercising: I still dance twice a week, so that's enough right?
But in reality, I do have the consequences.
If I stay up late, I often sleep through class, which adds unnecessary stress to my life.
By procrastinating my schoolwork, I'm not doing the best work I can do, I'm simply doing enough to get by. I'm losing opportunities to push myself and receive advice from professors that spend their lives studying this subject.
Even though I don't feel unhealthy, I would feel much better if I ate better.
If I took a half hour of my internet time and switched it to writing time, I would have an additional 3.5 hours to write every week.
And even though Dance is good exercise, I would be healthier by adding in more variety, like Yoga or Swimming.
So this year I want to really commit.
Not just to my resolutions and goals, but to a shift in my thinking.
My bad habits are no longer ok simply because they do not have apparent consequences.
I'm in a good place right now, but I want to make these good habits to become BETTER.
I want to have a better sleep schedule so I can feel more alert, not just awake.
I want to plan my schoolwork so I can do my best, not just get the grade.
I want to eat better so I can feel better, not just feel full.
I want to spend less time online so I can improve, not just explore.
I want to exercise more so I can be fit, not just thin.
And there are so many more goals I want to make and achieve.
So my new years resolution this year, among many others, is to become BETTER, not just good.
