Comments on: Keeping new year’s resolutions from NPR’s Science Friday

By: MizK

MizK — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:55:22 +0000

When I told a friend I wanted to write out my goals for 2009, he said to me “you need a goal buddy” (something like a workout buddy, a study buddy, etc.).

Now I’ve written out my goals and sent it to my goal buddy. It helped me realize that I had too many goals, and which ones weren’t specific enough to achieve.

Also – I keep tabs on my friends a bit: “how are your applications coming? Do you need anyone to review your essays? Do you need exam preparation materials?” And so far no one has complained that I’m a nag

If anyone would like to do this with me, you can comment below!

By: Christopher Reves

Christopher Reves — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:10:14 +0000

I enjoyed the title to this one. I first understood it to mean “don’t tell NPR what your new year’s resolutions are”.

By: Vee

Vee — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:13:50 +0000

Thanks for posting this. What an interesting interview. I’ve always felt that resolutions were stronger than goals in my own life. I, too, am blogging my resolutions this year in hopes that sharing them will increase my chances of success.

By: Vicki-Lou

Vicki-Lou — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:36:34 +0000

I love NPR. They have such interesting facts and tibits, plus they keep me up to date with the news. I listen to them whenever I drive my husband’s car (my car has no radio at the moment). I don’t watch TV or receive the newspaper, so NPR is my most accessible outlet to the news other than the internet.
One thing I’ve found personally that helps with New Year’s Resolutions is to blog my progress. I posted my resolutions, and have been blogging about them since. My sister has been the only one commenting on my posts, but even that little encouragement has helped. I already feel that I’m much closer to achieving my goals than I was last year.

By: Shanel Yang

Shanel Yang — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:43:45 +0000

Making a resolution instead of merely setting goals improving the chances of success surprises me! But, it’s a happy surprise! Thanks for all the great information. : )