College Lesson Learned #48

#48- New Year’s Resolutions don’t actually start until you’re back at school. Fact.

During Christmas break, everyone is debating what their New Year Resolution will be. Will I spend more time with my family, eat healthier, lose a certain amount of weight, drink less (or start to drink... I've heard it before), build a car? etc. The list goes on forever. For most people, New Year's Resolutions start January 1st. However, once again we find the college age group, mainly 18-24 year old young adults an exception. Why do they get special treatment? I'm glad you asked! Here are a number of reasons why the New Year Resolution doesn't start until their semester starts:

1) We're young. WE DO WHAT WE WANT WHEN WE WANT! Period.

2) Many NYR's involve an increase in physical activity: get in shape, lose weight, bench a small elephant etc. These goals involve having access to a facility in which we could actually work out. Most students I know, either a) would prefer their university's fitness or recreation center or b) don't have a membership or a means at home. Therefore life is difficult for these individuals.

3) We at an age in which we prefer non-conformity and rebellion, not the "stereotypical" lifestyle, ha! WE DO WHAT WE WANT WHEN WE WANT! Period.

4) Some of our friends at school have similar or even the same goals so they become an accountability partner of sorts.

5) Laziness. We is lazy. To be honest, we wouldn't be college students if we didn't procrastinate.

Moral: College students don't actually have NYRs. We have NSR or New Semester Resolutions by default. This once again proves that WE DO WHAT WE WANT WHEN WE WANT! College students 1- rest of American society- 0.