2017 New Year Outlook

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A late-night reflection on laziness becomes a concrete 2017 plan for English study, sleep, breakfast, exercise, and graduate-school preparation.

YoungForest · https://youngforest.github.io/en/2017/02/22/2017-resolutions/

Preface

It is now the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the day most working people return to work, and also the day Xiangzhong starts school. Yet as a college student, I can actually stay on break until the second lunar month, which is why I still have time to write at 2 a.m. I just read an article, and the author’s words described my state to a large extent: a salted fish too lazy even to turn over. The author’s personal experience and advice also made me feel ashamed.

Recently I finished reading Cai Dongfan’s History of the Five Dynasties. After learning about the chaotic history of the Five Dynasties, I sighed that most rulers were muddleheaded and ruined their states, while even enlightened rulers had flaws. At the same time, I put myself in their shoes and asked whether I would be a wise emperor. The answer was no. I am a lazy person with no willpower. I dislike criticism and only like praise. If I were placed in the position of an emperor, I would definitely be a ruler who lost his country. Thinking about that is quite frightening.

For the two reasons above, I plan to make changes in the new year: set New Year goals, complete New Year plans, and become a better version of myself.

At a late-night desk, Forest nudges aside an unmoving salted-fish cushion and arranges morning, breakfast, exercise, and study pieces into a new-year path

2017 Goals and Plans

  • Study English every day and increase the workload. As a small-town exam taker, I must pass the language barrier I owe.
  • Get up early, before 8 a.m.
  • Go to bed early, before midnight.
  • Keep eating breakfast.
  • Keep exercising every day: go out for a run when the weather is good, and exercise indoors when the weather is bad.
  • Do not use laziness as an excuse for anything.

Summary

My sister will graduate and look for a job this year, and I also need to prepare as hard as possible to get recommended for graduate school. I deeply feel that the world is difficult and life is full of dangers; only hard study can bring salvation.

Finally, two “famous quotes” to close the post.

Studying makes me happy.

I love studying, and studying loves me.