Why remembering matters more than resolutionsEvery January – somewhere between the last firework drifting into smoke and the first unread email of the year – the Philippines performs its most underrated civic ritual: we forget everything. Psychologist John Norcross found that most New Year’s resolutions collapse quickly. Resolutions mean nothing without memory. Let us remember not just what we wish for, but what we owe each other. And if we must write resolutions, as we surely will, let them be fewer, steadier and carried with more discipline than optimism.

Source: Philippine Star January 03, 2026 16:03 UTC