Making any resolutions between Christmas and New Year’s is a recipe for misery and pressured self-esteem. On this 12th day of January do, please, review the situation and stop punishing yourself. It didn’t work last year, or the year before, so why did you think it would be any easier in January 2026? Surely you must have learned by now that making any resolutions in those lazy, overgorged, saturated days between Christmas and New Year’s is a recipe for misery and pressured self-esteem. Life is tough enough at this time of year without more punishment.

Source: The Irish Times January 12, 2026 06:32 UTC