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January 2025 Productivity Report: A Resolution is Only One Step Towards Meeting Your Goals

We often make resolutions for ourselves, but not in the right way. You see, when most people talk about New Year’s resolutions, they conflate a few things. They say things like: “I want to become fluent in another language, lose 50 pounds, and make a million dollars.” Sound familiar? If you say that, you’re listing the totality of your dreams. In other words, you’re answering the question: “What do I want in order for me to live my ideal life?” That’s not a resolution. That’s a vision statement, i.e. a massive life overhaul.
A resolution – in my opinion – is not synonymous with a goal; it’s merely a promise to yourself to fulfill a goal. So for the above vision statement, one goal could actually be to lose 50 pounds. But there’s more to it, and it involves specificity. We can’t just say that we have a goal. We have to take action to move towards that goal. That’s where your resolution comes into play, but in order for it to actually mean something, the two have to be connected. They go hand in hand.

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A Resolution is Only One Step Towards Meeting Your Goals | January 2025 Productivity Report | The Swedish Organizer

We often make resolutions for ourselves, but not in the right way. You see, when most people talk about New Year’s resolutions, they conflate a few things. They say things like: “I want to become fluent in another language, lose 50 pounds, and make a million dollars.” Sound familiar? If you say that, you’re listing the totality of your dreams. In other words, you’re answering the question: “What do I want in order for me to live my ideal life?” That’s not a resolution. That’s a vision statement, i.e. a massive life overhaul.
A resolution – in my opinion – is not synonymous with a goal; it’s merely a promise to yourself to fulfill a goal. So for the above vision statement, one goal could actually be to lose 50 pounds. But there’s more to it, and it involves specificity. We can’t just say that we have a goal. We have to take action to move towards that goal. That’s where your resolution comes into play, but in order for it to actually mean something, the two have to be connected. They go hand in hand.

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