Resolutions

Is it too soon to discuss new years resolutions?

I want to produce more gaming content for YouTube (almost completed my second full playthrough) and stream more consistently.

I don't want to have any goals reliant on others but if I could hit 100 followers on Twitch would be cool. (At 87 now, will happen if I stay consistently streaming)

Maybe collaborate with friends more, if we can find time to collaborate together (Time zones and day jobs)

Also want to get on track at least twice in 2024, car is slowly getting there, just trying to get caught up on the yard stuff that was unable to be accomplished while we weren't able to be home. 

I suppose these are more goals than resolutions, maybe a place to keep track and be held accountable to goals isn't a bad thing?

What say the hive?

I find putting a specific date on things makes them harder to attain. 

I've made TWO major changes in my life and managed to stick with them.  I couldn't tell you the date I started either of them, it sure as hell wasn't new years. I can tell you the exact circumstances to both, however. 

Quitting smoking- I was at home, alone. It was kinda cold out, and I still lived in MN. I ran out of cigs. I didn't want to get my E36 M3 together and go to the gas station. So, I quit smoking. Cold turkey. Didn't tell anyone, didn't put it on FB (I maybe had put it here? IDK). My (ex) wife didn't even notice for 6 weeks- probably should have guessed my marriage was failing.  Been done 10+ years now. 

Decent weight loss. This one was tougher, and is still a work in progress. I discovered one day, tying my shoes was becoming difficult, as it was hard to reach my feet. That disgusted me. I'd tried everything I could think of on my own and knew I had a problem. Called the Dr. and said "Look, I need to be less fat. What do I do?" Dr gave me the lowdown, helped me get on a program. I don't know exactly where I'm at right now because I'm kind of obsessive about numbers and if I start weighing i between dr visits i'm gonna end up with an eating disorder, but with a diet ( and almost no exercise due to a longstanding and as yet undiagnosed neurological issue that's making it a motherberkeleyer for me to be able to walk, let alone drive) I'm down at least 60lbs from my initial weigh in. Maybe more. 

Sometimes you just gotta get up and do something. If you set too many conditions on it, you're more likely to fail. 

It's too early for Halloween, much less New Years.

I made my fitness resolutions back in June.  So far that seems to be working better than a New Years one.  Why not start today?  You can start a new thing today and break it just as easy as any other day.

I need to do more self-care. It'll benefit more people than me if I take better care of myself.