"New year, new me" is a slogan that had initially began as a motivational theme among the youth. After absorbing the idea from the West, many people in Bangladesh now make New Year's resolutions. But a research conducted by the University of Scranton has found that only eight per cent people can stick to their New Year's resolutions. Another research suggested that more than 60 per cent people fail to stick to their resolutions by the end of January.
This happens because people fall in "false hope syndrome". This is characterised by a person's unrealistic expectations about the likely speed, amount, ease and consequences of changing their behaviour. Failure causes anxiety which distances them more from their goals. Another study has pointed out that in order to reach the goals, people need to enjoy those.
So people need to be realistic while setting goals. Most individuals are tempted by other's resolutions on social media. This causes a false belief in most people about their abilities.
In this day and age of social media, social self-esteem has become an important part in everyone's life.
It may sound very cheesy but a 'New Year' still gives people hope for new starts. And a new life can be possible, only if people can take correct decisions.
Happy New Year to everyone!
Md. Emon Bhuiyan
East West University
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