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Do Less, Accomplish More
Sleeping in
Over the holiday period I’ve fallen into the habit of sleeping till 9 or 9:30 — some 90 minutes longer than my usual routine. For the pats few days, I set my alarm for the normal hour, but hit the off-button and go back to sleep. This feels indulgent, borderline sinful, most certainly lazy.
On the night of 1 January, my husband and I settled in to watch The Big Lebowski.
It was an individual favorite when we met; since then, it has become a totem for our relationship — a source of private idiom and in-jokes on loop.
The opening voice-over informs us that the Dude was a lazy man. What a contrast, I thought, to the expectations a new year brings.
Resolutions
New Year arrives with a cultural imperative to improve. What are your new year’s resolutions?
The noun resolution, in this sense, alludes to a determined wish, or decision.
It is worth remembering that another definition of resolution is ending, or conclusion.
Linguistically, all unwitting, we start the new year by demanding conclusions.
Is it any wonder they fail to materialize?
If there is one thing writing teaches it is that you cannot force a conclusion. They are…
