The Problem with New Year's Resolutions January 1st just passed. You know what that means. New year, new resolutions, new hopes. "This is going to be my year," we tell ourselves. "Things are going to get better." We make our lists. We set our goals for weight loss, learning a new language, traveling more, reading more. We convince ourselves that this time it's going to be different, that we have hope! But deep down, we're not so sure. Because we've been here before, haven't w