Tips for 2025
Who can do that with losing weight? Here are 15 realistic resolutions
Of course, losing weight, drinking more water and reading a book every day are among your New Year’s resolutions. But how about a pinch of realism?
Here are 15 ideas that you won’t have to discard on January 3rd:
1. Read a single book
Talk about this book for the rest of the year. Recommend it to everyone. If you still quote from it now, you will be considered a literary critic in your circle of friends.
2. Smile once a day for absolutely no reason
This could make you appear more approachable and unexpectedly strike up a conversation with people. Or they think you’re crazy. Both options have advantages and disadvantages.
3. Take a regular walk to the gym
Watch through the windows as people sweat on treadmills while looking out into freedom. Go home again. You have already exercised in the fresh air and can say that you “go to the gym”. You may not be considered particularly eloquent, but you may be considered sporty. And you didn’t even have to lie.
4. Be a minute more punctual
Set all your clocks forward one minute and be the person you always are from now on “accurate to the second” comes. In the end you don’t have any benefit, but you can say sentences like: “Punctuality is a virtue.”
5. Get rid of three useless ones things in your apartment
Be honest: You have never used the smoothie maker. Except for mixing a cocktail three years ago that no one liked. By the way, two vases are enough, nobody gives you that many flowers. And get rid of the holey underpants. Sustainability ends with loss of dignity.
6. Eat the vegetable frozen pizza
Less meat and more vitamins in one, it can be so easy if you just want to. Let the taste of half-thawed broccoli melt in your mouth and feel better than the salami eaters of the world.
New Year’s Resolutions: Save money and give out compliments
7. Make one decision per week randomly
Get off at any stop. Order the first food that catches your eye. Roll the dice who you hire. Call it courageous living.
8. Save money by skipping a trend
Claim that the new trend doesn’t fit your style and demonize it. You will save a lot of money. This also works with your diet – for example if you don’t buy a drink. Such a “Matcha latte” can be quite expensive. Of course, the only reason they don’t drink it is because they aren’t followers.
9. Give out a compliment once a month
It sounds rare, but it’s a lot for the average German. If you find compliments difficult, try passive-aggressive classics like: “Brave to wear something like that!” or “I don’t like it – but it suits you somehow”.
10. Don’t let anything burn for a day
And that doesn’t just mean your bread after you’ve finally set the toaster correctly. Did your colleague from accounting smile shyly at you? Don’t hesitate and invite him for a drink! Yes, if necessary you can also have coffee in the canteen. When the person says “I actually don’t like coffee”don’t try it again.
11. Wear a hat
Simply because you can.
12. Don’t take photos of your food once a month
Enjoy the experience of making food not only look pretty but also smell amazing.
13. Binge a series with a break to clean up
Marie Kondo meets “Squid game”. Maybe you can still find chip crumbs from the first season in the crack in the sofa.
14. Drink one more glass of water a day
Forget the two liter rule, just drink one more glass of water a day. Save money by not buying a Stanley Cup – those drinking cups that look like NASA designed bed bottles.
15. Consume something that doesn’t interest you once a day
Click through your colleague’s marathon Instagram story or read the feature section “FAZ” – no matter. The main thing is that nothing could interest you less. You’ll immerse yourself in other worlds and gain new perspectives on life that you never wanted.
Have a successful new year!
Source: Stern
I am an author and journalist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. I currently work as a news editor at a major news website, and my focus is on covering the latest trends in entertainment. I also write occasional pieces for other outlets, and have authored two books about the entertainment industry.
