Quora精選：新年“新”氣象！
在中國，很少會有人提及“新年決心”，通常我們見面會問：“新的一年到啦，你有什么愿望嗎？”那么，東西方這一文化差異的關鍵在哪呢？我們來簡單看一下兩個單詞的英文釋義：
resolution：決心
If you make a resolution, you decide to try very hard to do something.
wish：愿望；心愿
A wish is a desire or strong feeling that you want to have something or do something.
綜上來看，新年決心強調的是行動力，一般會從小事著眼，過程比結果更重要；而愿望則是一種美好的希冀，大家對新年都懷著嶄新的期許，但是愿望能不能實現呢？還是要看造化啦~！
Chapter One: How to define a "New Year's resolution"?
第一章：如何定義“新年決心”？
—"What exactly is 'a New Year's resolution'?"
—"It's a 'TO DO' list for the first week of January."
“‘新年決心’到底是什么？”
“一份新年第一周的待辦事項清單?！?/p>
(Via David Frank Gomes, The secrets to making your New Years resolutions stick)
（來自David Frank Gomes，《堅持新年決心的訣竅》）
Chapter Two: What are the best New Year's resolutions?
第二章：最棒的新年決心有哪些？
My New Year's resolution is to stop lying to myself about making lifestyle changes,
我的新年決心是再也不編什么改變生活方式之類的鬼話了。
(Via David Frank Gomes, The secrets to making your New Years resolutions stick)
（來自David Frank Gomes，《堅持新年決心的訣竅》）
Not my resolutions but I'm gonna try to follow them as if they were.
Excerpt from Woody Guthrie's New Year's Resolutions.
God, I love this list!
下面這些不是我寫的新年決心，但是我希望自己能照著這些堅持下去：
節(jié)選自《Woody Guthrie的新年決心》。
天！我愛死這張單子了！
1. Work more and better.
2. Wash teeth if any.
3. Change socks.
4. Take bath.
5. Eat good—fruit—vegetables—milk.
1. 多干活，干好活。
2. 刷牙！如果我還有牙的話。
3. 勤換襪子。
4. 勤洗澡。
5. 吃得好——吃水果，吃蔬菜，喝牛奶。
6. Drink very scant if any.
7. Write a song a day.
8. Wear clean clothes—look good.
9. Read lots good books.
10. Learn people better.
6. 少喝酒。
7. 一天寫一首歌。
8. 衣著整潔——打扮得體。
9. 看很多好書。
10. 更深入地了解別人。
11. Don't get lonesome.
12. Keep hoping machine running.
13. Dream good.
14. Bank all extra money.
15. Save dough.
11. 拒絕孤獨。
12. 永存希望。
13. 心懷夢想。
14. 沒用完的錢都存銀行。
15. 攢錢攢錢。
16. Send Mary and kids money.
17. Play and sing good.
18. Dance better.
19. Love mama. Love papa. Love Pete.
20. Make up your mind.
16. 給妻子和孩子寄錢。
17. 玩樂器，好好唱歌。
18. 提高舞技。
19. 愛父母，愛每一個人。
20. 果斷些。
(Via Sed Chapman, The secrets to making your New Years resolutions stick)
（來自Sed Chapman，《堅持新年決心的訣竅》）
Chapter Three: How come it is so difficult to stick to my New Year's resolutions?
第三章：為什么堅持新年決心這么難？
Because resolutions are like a wish list.
因為決心清單就像是一張心愿單。
Think about the Christmas lists that everyone makes. Do you really think you're going to get that Xbox One that you asked for? No. But wouldn't it be really nice? Hell yeah!
想想大家列的圣誕禮物清單吧。你難道真的以為會有人送你一臺你想要的Xbox One游戲機？拉倒吧。但要是萬一真有人送你了是不是很贊？那必須的！
Same goes for resolutions. They're things we think we'd like to do, but probably don't have the courage/resolve do actually follow through on. It's that simple.
決心清單也是一樣。清單上列的是我們想做，但不一定有勇氣或決心做成的事情。就是這么簡單。
(Via David Muccigrosso, Why do people fail at NY resolutions and how to make resolutions stick?)
（來自David Muccigrosso，《為什么大家定了新年決心但沒能堅持下來，要怎么做才行？》）
Chapter Four: How does someone make resolutions actually work?
第四章：那些真正把新年決心付諸實踐的人是怎么做到的？
Follow the rules of SMART goals :
遵循SMART原則：
Specific—Specify the details of your resolution properly. Ambiguous goals are prone to loopholes which can be exploited by you in future.
S（Specific）：合理細分目標。含糊不清的任務遲早會暴露漏洞，然后被你利用。
Measurable—Your resolution should be measurable so that you can get a boolean answer to whether you have fulfilled it or not.
M（Measurable）：量化目標。將目標量化后你就可以獲得具體的邏輯數據，以此來確定你是否完成了自己的任務。
Assignable—If it is a group task, it should be assignable individually. Avoid ambiguous dependencies.
A（Assignable）：合理分配任務。將群組性任務分配到個人。避免模糊的依賴推脫行為。
Realistic—The resolution that is unrealistic is the resolution that fails. Divide your main resolution into smaller ones that seem doable to you. Baby steps is the key.
R（Realistic）：著眼于現實。不現實的目標注定會失敗。將主要任務劃分成個人力所能及的小塊。積跬步才是關鍵。
Time-related—Specify the time limit in which you want to achieve your goal.
T（Time）：關于時間。定下完成任務的期限。
(Via Manali Latkar, How does someone make resolutions actually work?)
（來自Manali Latkar，《如何把新年決心付諸實踐？》）
Chapter Five: But sometimes, the truth is…
第五章：但事實往往是……
My New Year's resolution is to stop hanging out with people who ask me about my New Year's resolutions.
我的新年決心是同那些問我新年決心是什么的人絕交！
(Via Rahul Nalluri, What are the best New Year's resolutions?)
（來自Rahul Nalluri，《最棒的新年決心有哪些？》）
My goal for 2015 is to accomplish the goals of 2014 which I should have done in 2013 because I made a promise in 2012 & planned in 2011(Via Twitter)!
我2015年的目標是完成11年計劃好、12年下定決定要在13年實施、但到14年還沒搞定的任務（來自社交網絡“推特”）！
Still,
Happy New Year!
無論如何，
新年快樂！
