In defense of New Years Resolutions

Just about every year you see an article or two going on about how New Year Resolutions "don't work" or they "just discourage you." I feel like the people who say that are just as bad as the people who say NaNoWriMo is no good because its "too hard and people who can't do it get discouraged."

Yes, setting goals and sticking to them is hard. No one said it wasn't. But accomplishing something that is difficult is an amazing feeling and keeps us from becoming complacent in our lives. Saying...