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How Are Actions More More Powerful than Resolutions?
Actions don’t just speak louder than words — they move and change everything.
New Year’s Eve is almost upon us. Besides various forms of celebration people participate in around the world — lots of people make New Year’s Resolutions.
They resolve to go to the gym more, quit smoking, eat fewer carbs, spend less time surfing social media, and other similar notions.
But there is a major problem with resolution. It’s rather impotent.
How do I mean? Let’s begin by defining what a resolution is.
According to dictionary.com, resolution means:
- the act of resolving or determining upon an action, course of action, method, procedure, etc.
- a resolve; a decision or determination
- the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose
- the resulting state.
You might determine an action, resolve to do it, and get set to make it happen. But this doesn’t speak to truly doing it at all.
Resolution comes with implied action — but In and of itself is immaterial and intangible. The idea that you will determine the thing doesn’t include doing the thing.
