COMFORTABLY, the phrase "New Year, new me" inspires some scepticism and perhaps even an eye roll. It's tough to imagine that anything will change at all, let alone for the better, as we enter yet another year that will be overshadowed by the pandemic. And lool- maybe it won't, maybe everything will only get worse till it all blows out, On a personal level, though, people have a propensity to rely on the delusion of time in order to make choices and take action. We have to have faith that things change and that achievements are even meaningful.According to AITAi, making a resolution without first understanding why we engage in the behaviour we wish to change would only lead to chaos. "I think there are two main reasons why resolutions fail: Either there isn't a strong desire for change, or we fail to implement it.