It’s this wonderful time of the year when people make new year resolutions and waste money on gym memberships. Everyone sort of knows willpower doesn’t work but plays the game anyway. With all the mindfulness and self-improvement trends, many people have a desire to create the “new self,” to be something else, someone greater, yada-yada. I don’t believe in the “new you” mentality — the only
The "new you" fallacy
The "new you" fallacy
The "new you" fallacy
It’s this wonderful time of the year when people make new year resolutions and waste money on gym memberships. Everyone sort of knows willpower doesn’t work but plays the game anyway. With all the mindfulness and self-improvement trends, many people have a desire to create the “new self,” to be something else, someone greater, yada-yada. I don’t believe in the “new you” mentality — the only