I will organize my sewing room. YES, I WILL!
-Carrie

CarrieC

To not have anymore New Year's resolutions. Why start on the 1st? Why not start today?

dale3h

Begin maximizing my 401k plan. Hit the savings goal I have for 2008. I met my savings goal for 2007 and exceeded it by 10%! Improve my job skills (I have already enrolled on classes beginning Feb...) Less resolutions and more goals really...This however is the hardest...leave my brother in law alone. I spent 2007 trying to help him every way possible (emotionally, financially) but he is non-responsive. At times it seemed I cared more about his problems than he did. I'm done worrying more about his life than he does. I'm sorry but I tried...

alexander

On the quit smoking thing, did that almost 3 months ago.. gets easier every day, but still a work in progress.. on the New Year's Resolution front.. just to make my life (and my family's) a little more peaceful and we're already working on that.

Happy New Years!

Cheers for a great 2008 :-)

funkright

Finish memorizing the book of Mark.

invid

@Atlien: Dawg... why on earth would you wand to do that?? :)

surlyscarab

Stop drinking so many six packs so I can get my six pack back... hey new tongue twister...

jarhead

To resist chinese food among other bad things....

PhoenixAD

@trstn:

Not taking crap from people will help in the pride department, but will accomplish little else. I made the same resolution years ago and stuck too it. Now I'm making a new resolution to let things slide off my back a little bit more. Not taking anybodies shit makes you come across as aggressive in the end and people start to back away from you eventually.

gravitus

Get a bit fitter (already started before New Years so I don't feel like I'm being forcred to do it haha)

@trstn: agreed :)

SnowLeopard

Less of a resolution, more of a promise to myself....

I'm gonna stay true to myself, and (ala junior bevell) not take no crap off of nobody

trstn

make a smooth transition from heinekens to coronas.

Atlien

Make a million dollars.

Jos

Catch more waves.

cv

Don't make resolutions, set goals! JD at Get Rich Slowly posted about this topic today:

[www.getrichslowly.org]

jtimberman

I'm going to start a new exercise program. I want to focus on Yoga and Pilates. I have a feeling that if I commit to these workouts, I'll get in amazing shape.

I've always split my workouts; one day I'd run, the next I'd lift. Yoga and Pilates combine strength and cardio, which will be different for me.

I'll take some Yoga classes around NYC and use the videos at [www.beYOU.tv] to get in shape this year!

Greg

TheSchnaz

@funkright

I quit October of 2005. Right at around 3 months mark, as I started feeling really well physically, these killer cravings came pounding at me. I started training for a marathon, for the sole purpose of staving off the cravings. Luckily it worked. Just wanted to warn you that there is a point at which you think quitting is easy combined with feeling great (no wheezing, coughing etc.), one becomes a little weak against the temptation. Good luck to you!

As for the resolutions, stopped doing that long ago. As alexander said, more goals less resolutions.
On a pseudo-related topic:
[www.unitedmedia.com]

Happy new year to all.

eebs

To make 2008 just as productive and exciting as 2007 was. In 2007 I:

- began meditating
- starting running for the first time
- exercised more
- learned the basics of GTD
- launched a blog
- eBayed a bunch of crap

This year I hope to:

- take the blog to new heights
- keep exercising
- keep meditating
- run in my first 5k

Let's rock!

davelawrence8

To reduce my impact on the environment by curbing my consumption of material goods.
Reason = [www.storyofstuff.com]

JonGrant

Figure out how to set up an LLC; anyone know any Massachusetts tax attorneys in need of website redesigns ? ;) And start blogging again.

standardeviation

Complete my own herb and vegetable garden (and actually not kill it.)

aidaboy

Will try to be nicer to People (at work), rather than being a jack ass, as was in 2007.

amolkolhe

Try to make 2008 better than 2007 (Both in terms of work and my MBA).

Nishi

To get a television with a higher resolution!

Aanidaani

To continue to (actually) blog and
hopefully just keep living (almost)worry free!
Ohh and continue to read my long list of blogs subscriptions to educate myself:) (Lifehacker being in the top 3)
Happy New Years
Charli~

Charli Wag

@Invid: I commend you!

Tyler54

@davelawrence8: My list for 2008 is a lot like your list for 2007.

SA

My biggie for 2007-Quit Smoking Sept 10th. Still difficult.
2008- I will need to exercise to reduce the smoking cravings. I am visualizing me running again. At least I got a nice new pair of running shoes.....that is a start.

mellisn

Stop lying to myself. I try to do it every year, but it's harder than you might think!

kateymac

This year's a biggie. I'm turning 40 (really it's the new 30!) and I am training to run the NYC marathon. A 20 year old promise hopefully reaches fulfillment...

veleniki

I hereby resolve to never make another New Year's resolution.

bags-in-Flag

Living off investments gets tired after a year or two. I gotta get a real job. Anybody hiring OR specialists?

imajoebob

@mikesty: That's not possible.

Mine however is get a Static IP adress, and lose a few pounds.

artofwar420

No more masturbation.

mikesty

I like having simple goals:

I aim to make it to 2009.

CWW

Do everything better. Better grades, less money spending, more physical activity, more socializing.

taybay

I WILL lose another 60 pounds. I've got my brother in-law's wedding the end of this year and my sister's wedding at the end of 2009. Too many big events to derail the diet again.

wickedcupofjoe

more internet free days. spend more money.

dognose

My 2008 New Year's Resolution is to reduce my turn around time for graded assignments in my Freshman Comp classes. Let's shoot for 100+ essays graded in 3 days instead of 1 week. Maybe there will be more A's if I don't spend so much time agonizing over them.

dr.coop

In 2008 my resolution will be 1280x800, 32-bit color.

rdldr1

@artofwar420:

:P Those are also mine, but meh.

mikesty

Get my own house and office.

AmdZ

Open a private hypnotherapy practice & meditation studio.

Mr. Black

Q three qualifying exams.

virtualcourtney

to make it to 2009

O-RLY

1080p.

Zing!

Just kidding. Actually, I have two main goals-resolutions, if you like-for 2008 and I cannot choose one over the other because both are necessary for my livelihood: improve my physical health and improve my financial situation (quite a challenge for an independent full-time student trying to launch a small business). More specifically, I would like to lose perhaps 30 or 40 pounds then reassess my health and my health goals and I would also like to turn Gravitas Games from a neglected Web site into an active Web site then an actual business.

Then perhaps I can get that 1080p television. :)

Brian Sexton

Lose 20 lbs before my daughter gets married in June.

EASTKOY

@ everyone who is quitting smoking... good luck! I quit 7 years ago and started up again - so the urges, well, I succumbed to them. :( I'm trying to quit again this year. Good luck to us all!

wickedcupofjoe

I'm setting out to create something each month...writing, graphics, video, whatever. I'd also like to try to become a little bit more fit, and a few other smaller things for myself. But that's the main one - to create something every month. Heh, and of course, continue reading Lifehacker and applying it to my life more :D.

Runeshai

Get a bigger car!

Techlicious.tv

Do what's right, not necessarily what feels good.

kamajo

Resolute some of the old resolutions.

Dooga

Decide to do the things I want to do.

Sahel Khan

Stop smoking. I already rule the world...

Shane

1920x1080

ryeguy_24

oh,
-Be more assertive like everyone else in this city.

KogeLiz

-Be more social
-Don't use up bi-weekly accrued vacation days as soon as they come in
-Don't go out to eat as much
-Take night-time medicine properly
-Don't spend money I "don't have" on so many charities/homeless people
-Daily vitamins
-Find someone to take out my uterus/ovaries
-Try not to ask 5000 questions about everything

KogeLiz

get laid..

vishaaall

To not die from cancer.

othium

Spend less than I make. (a lot less)

DeadPenguin

1 - Yellow stripe, yellow belt, orange stripe, and orange belt in Krav Maga by the end of the year. Yellow stripe test is in February; Orange belt test should be in November.

2 - Graduate college by the end of the year.

3 - Goal Weight: 175 (currently 193 from 205 last year)

4 - Actually do NaNoWriMo instead of just talking about it.

5 - Start carrying a DSLR around.

6 - Find a girl who's capable of making me cry...

noftheta

To not be a dick... more of a daily resolution, really.

jaxun

Understand technology, not just the attraction.

BryanC

Keep my many-year resolution: "Keep this resolution next year". Honestly people, you don't need a new year to get things done. Making resolutions does not help. Executing them does.

Nepkarel

Get some courage. Hmm, in print looks silly but, somehow, real as a commitment. Live life to it's full measure and, if possible, fall and drown on it ;)

anat

Generally? I'm going to continue exploring and applying positive psychology to my life.

Specifically? I'm going to continue writing, practicing and preaching more stuff like this... [www.the-happy-manager.com]

Because both have worked for me and I'd love them to work for you. Good luck!

the-happy-manager

2008 forgive my wife (of 16 years) for a one night stand she had. Try not to kill the bastard.

Find the killer app that will allow me to make sense of Outlook

kenshomi

get back my six pack by st patty's day and keep it for a year.
enter the $1500 no limit event in the WSOP.
go back to meditation and martial arts.
try penis enlargment cream and see if one of my hands will get bigger too.

cardsharp

write for at least one hour every day
continue to improve my GTD
pass my qualifiers

meepy42

To help others create effective strategic life plans from QuickPlanner Plus.

matsonian

Lose more weight, finish more websites, organize my fabric studio, make more fabric art figures and detox from my mercury poisoning. And switch my Windows XP desktop to Ubuntu.

dolphinlady

Last year I quit dairy. That made me feel a lot more energetic, and hence, a lot more productive. This year I'm quitting smoking - got a five day headstart and going well!

I hope this resolution is as beneficial as the first.

joelfalconer

Adopt more dogs, and...subscribe to a newspaper.

PaulaJ

In October of 2004, I lent a LOT of money ($32,000) to a friend, whose business was failing. He was supposed to be inheriting money from his sister, who died, so he supposedly had a way to pay me back no matter what. He lost that money in probate, and his business failed anyway, and he fell into drugs.

I have been patient since then.

My New Year's Resolution is that I am through being patient with him. I know that I will never see that money. . . and I am now focused on making sure that his chickens come home to roost.

2008 is the year of "I'm not going to sit down and take this anymore."

How's THAT for a New Year's Resolution?

jafac

Um, @jafac... sorry for your loss and the betrayal you must be feeling, but read a few of these before you spend too much more time or energy on that one.

I'm just sayin', if you know you'll never see the money...

jaxun

2008 kilometers in 2008 baby!

p.s. to the people who write "get laid" or "lose weight" as their resolutions, there is a good change you will fail unless you make them more specific. Try something like "go out twice a week" or "track my nutrition daily" so that you can track your progress better.

myzticshadow146