Today’s Resolution: Remove All Emotions from Decision-Making

Our ancestors were trained to hunt, kill, and build things. They did noble deeds like building houses and killing animals. Survival, rather than emotion, was the playing card to every decision. Nobody wondered, “if I stay out late killing a bear tonight, will my wife be mad?” No, they thought, “My family is hungry, I better go kill a bear or something”. And when he came home late with a some bear meat in hand, did his wife consider divorcing him for not giving her a heads up? Nah.

Thankfully we live in more respectful times than those, but there’s a lot to be said about eliminating emotions from the decisions you make. Anxiety, worry and fears often come into play and keep you from making the right decision, often aiding in the wrong decisions. So don’t forget your morals or anything, but today, when a decision comes up that causes you anxiety, worry or guilt, make the right decision, and do it fast. When emotion begins to build up, think of something else for a moment and let it dissolve.

Today’s Resolution: Say Something Nice to Everyone You Meet

Compliments rock, right? When someone says “hey I like your shoes” or “have you lost weight” it’s pretty hard not to like that person. Suddenly, Suzie-chews-with-her-mouth-open isn’t so bad and when someone calls her out in a gossip gab-fest you find yourself saying the famous line of, “well she’s always been really nice to me”.

Today’s Resolution: Make Yourself Laugh

Your number one goal today is to laugh. Faking a laugh would be fun (to watch) and all but let’s face it — there’s a junkload more ways to slap a toothy grin on your face. Watch a funny movie, go see a comedy show, think of a handful of funny things that always make you laugh out loud, read Twitter, read Facebook, watch silly cat videos, browse DamnYouAutocorrect, eBaum’s World, and about a billion memes out there. You’ve got an arsenal, now laugh your brains out!

Today’s Resolution: Let Go of a Grudge, Even If You Do It Privately

There’s somebody in your life that needs to be forgiven. Not for their sake, but for yours. Maybe they’re a coward, a cheat, a liar, or maybe they pulled down your pants in gym class twenty years ago. It doesn’t matter if they’ve affected your life recently or if their wrongdoing has hurt you for your entire life. Today’s resolution is to let go.

Let’s be realistic, whatever it is that you’re holding onto isn’t hurting them. They’re not the ones thinking about it. It’s probably not even upsetting them and it’s definitely not ruining their life (except in certain circumstances, of course).