I've noticed that I have more things to write when I have spent enough time to be alone. It can be as simple as going from Clementi to Boon Keng MRT alone :P This kind of silent moment gives me chance to contemplate things. It's kinda hard for me because I'm sooo talkative. Last time I tried to not say a single words for 10 minutes in MRT and I was failed!! At the moment when I walked out of MRT I was sooo happy because I've been holding things that I wanted to comment on MRT. Hahaha.
It's December. Time really flies.
Looking back at my resolution and my post last month, it was still a struggle to fulfill my resolutions. (Slowly...:) )
Among all my November resolutions, I managed to fulfill one of those: to review my Thai book! Just a short review though for 2 or 3 consecutive weeks, but it's okay :)
So talking about resolutions, how to make a good resolution?
1. It must be concrete and realistic
example: One of my resolutions is "catch up with some friends whom I have not met for quite a long time". When I read this resolution just now, I could not think whether I have fulfilled this resolution. Perhaps next time I should take note of the names of the friends or see whether my own situation allows me to do so. For example, in December, it's harder to do this because I only have 3 weekends in Singapore and 2 of the weekends are full!!!
2. Write it DOWN and tell someone about your resolution
Yes, I do believe that writing our resolutions is really helpful. I've been doing that since secondary school. Even if it seems that we do not fulfill our resolutions, you'll realize that you somehow fulfill parts of it and there are other moments in the year, e.g., birthday, anniversary, Chinese New Year, Easter, retreat, when you can read them again, revise them or just feel inspired to concretize it more.
Telling someone about your resolution will provide you with a good social support, especially when you're down or when things go wrong. It also helps you to re-think whether it is a good resolution or not.
3. Take one step at a time
In "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens", Sean Covey called this the "baby steps". Don't be afraid to just make small and simple resolutions to help you reach the "Big" dream :)
So yeah...end of the year. Time to think of our yearly resolution. But first of all, remember that you have every day even every hour to make the urgent resolution :)
It's December. Time really flies.
Looking back at my resolution and my post last month, it was still a struggle to fulfill my resolutions. (Slowly...:) )
Among all my November resolutions, I managed to fulfill one of those: to review my Thai book! Just a short review though for 2 or 3 consecutive weeks, but it's okay :)
So talking about resolutions, how to make a good resolution?
1. It must be concrete and realistic
example: One of my resolutions is "catch up with some friends whom I have not met for quite a long time". When I read this resolution just now, I could not think whether I have fulfilled this resolution. Perhaps next time I should take note of the names of the friends or see whether my own situation allows me to do so. For example, in December, it's harder to do this because I only have 3 weekends in Singapore and 2 of the weekends are full!!!
2. Write it DOWN and tell someone about your resolution
Yes, I do believe that writing our resolutions is really helpful. I've been doing that since secondary school. Even if it seems that we do not fulfill our resolutions, you'll realize that you somehow fulfill parts of it and there are other moments in the year, e.g., birthday, anniversary, Chinese New Year, Easter, retreat, when you can read them again, revise them or just feel inspired to concretize it more.
Telling someone about your resolution will provide you with a good social support, especially when you're down or when things go wrong. It also helps you to re-think whether it is a good resolution or not.
3. Take one step at a time
In "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens", Sean Covey called this the "baby steps". Don't be afraid to just make small and simple resolutions to help you reach the "Big" dream :)
So yeah...end of the year. Time to think of our yearly resolution. But first of all, remember that you have every day even every hour to make the urgent resolution :)
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