I can feel that as the weeks go by, I started to track my resolution more like a machine than human flesh. I don’t think twice or write in a thought-provoking way on each of my weekly updates. I sensed that weeks ago, but just this week I finally decided to make some improvements on it.

I record my New Year Resolution weekly, not in the intention to submit an assignment to anyone; actually, I’m the only person I need to be responsible for. All those behaviors of trying just to fulfill each task reminded me of all my school time. We were educated that way all my life to just finish all the tasks the teachers assigned to us. No matter you like them or not, no matter how good the quality would be if you just finished them for the sake of doing it. That was definitely not a healthy way of learning; we need to agree with the theories behind the tasks to fully achieve them and to get something from doing them. If we only file the homework or tasks for the sake of filling them, that makes no sense at all of sticking to the “misson.”

The Reason Why I Started Tracking My New Year Resolution 

I asked myself again recently. Why am I tracking my resolution 2024 weekly? Do I just want to update a post a week for the sake of updating something? Or I want to make something different, make myself different? I always say I want to be a writer, but writers never just produce boring reviewing cramps without thinking deeply as they put pen to paper.

I need to sit quietly at my desk. To truly heartily take a look at my daily to-do list check, to see in which areas I was still just poking around without making any actual effort or progress? If I dare not be true to myself. How can I have the courage to truly live my life differently?

I may not be able to write as a native, but at least I got my English certificate. I should have done better in writing and put more time in revision than put every cramp into Gemini, in the hope that the AI would know me perfectly to revise my article out of trash. I need to stop doing that, and I need to really think and write for myself.

Get back to my New Year Resolution 2024. The ultimate goal is to put effort into each day, to grow scientifically through working on stuff, not in the wish of just doing some superfical effort but wanting to trade for wonders. I figured out I need to read more to be a writer. I need to do more exercise to live a happier and healthier life.

Also, I want to grow some hobbies, in case I will be on my own all my life. I don’t want to kill my time through TV shows or some stupid entertainment, so I dare myself to learn new skills. Retrived back to the origin of why I’m starting all this shit. I grow a bit conscious in dividing those resolutions into 3 main parts. And I named them “3 Pillars of My New Year Resolution 2024.”

Pillar No.1: Books for the Mind

The first one of my pillars is “Books” for reading 50 books in a year, which means around 2 hours of reading daily. Can I spare 2 hours to read each day? Of course, cutting down meaningless screen time and useless socials. Of course I can do it each day, and I tried; it’s not a problem, but the problem is I didn’t stick to the perfect plan since I do want some boring screen time and I do want to spoil time with some poisonous socials.

I don’t hate myself for that, since those are the eveils we’re born with. If there is no villain to fight against, everything every day is perfect. What is the fun in life? Anyway, I am fighting my demon each day, and for the Books” pillar, last week went pretty tragedy. I read 3 hours out of 10 hours on my to-do list. But positively, I pick up taking some online lessons every day, and I’m currently enjoying free lectures on Hotspot for some basics to grow my Instagram account naturally. I mean, I don’t want to be an influencer, but getting some fans on the account could be cool, right? And I work as a digital maurketer, so it won’t be any bad.

Pillar No. 2: Miles for a Happy and Healthy Lifestyle

The second pillar for my resolution is “Miles,“ which means move my body more. I was so into biking for the last couple of weeks, so I biked a lot. I don’t have anything to say about this pillar. I am super active, and I can see I really enjoyed doing them all, whether it was going to the gym, going biking, swimming, or running. I planned out my workout perfectly, but it may be a bit too much, so I need to ease on myself. For this pillar, so far, I did an amazing job.

Pillar No. 3: Writing as A Writer

The third pillar I named “Matters of the Heart,” which covers, of course, writing each and every day. I journal, write letters to friends and family, and all the time think about writing my own book. Actually started a few, but none of them got decent progress yet.

Other than writing, I put instruments in his section since I do like music, and it’s super cool to just know how to play some instruments. That’s my childhood dream, but I didn’t do it when I was young, so I decided to do it now. I’ve had my Ukelele for quite a few years, but only recently have I started to practice more often than not. I sighed up for drum classes in July, and I just learned my first song, which was so enchanting. I love that.

OK, not a bad review of the past week. And getting back on “where & why” I started the journey helped me to keep the stamina. I promise myself to grow, so I need to grow properly. No hitting the brush; no, just do the task for task sake. I do what I want to do, and I need to always bear that in mind to not lose track of or hope in whatever I decide to do.

Starting from reviewing my own articles the old-school way. AI is not smarter than me. My English writing can be improved only by thinking and using the language properly on my own.