When I think of resolutions, I think of New Years’ Resolutions, in which people state a general being that they want to achieve in the year. Usually things like “I want to be healthier” or “I want to be more social.” But what New Years’ Resolutions don’t include is how they will get to that point, which I think is where people lack. I’ve read before, and this Bullet Journal article also talks about, is that resolutions are more likely to succeed if they include the steps to get to that point, such as “I’m going to go to the gym at least twice a week.” That’s why resolutions often fail, because they are more like an idea than an actionable plan. Having small steps towards a resolution is definitely something I need to remind myself if I want to achieve something. I definitely need to incorporate this into my Senior Project to help it be less intimidating - and definitely need to use this method in other aspects of my life.

I greatly appreciated the “Intentions” section of this reading because, especially when it comes to my work at IDM, I am always so focused on the goal (such as designing a beautiful website or ) that I don’t enjoy the process - or avoid it altogether. This “Intentions” section taught me to focus on why I’m doing the project, so that I avoid disappointment when I don’t reach my specific, ignorant definition of the end product. For example, instead of aiming to design a nice-looking website about social anxiety, I can focus on why I want to design a website for social anxiety (I don’t think there’s enough resources specifically for social anxiety disorder, and why people struggle with it because they don’t understand how this disorder manifests); this will also encourage me to think about the quality of the content I’m putting in. It will also help the project write itself as I more focus on the mission of the project rather than how good it will look to my future audience. As I am also debating between two ideas for my project, I think looking at the project through this lens will help me come to an end decision. Looking at the journey of this project through the lens of the process instead of the end result will also help me to spend more time on the project willingly, as the more time spent on a project, the better it will turn out.