新的一年，如何堅持自己的既定計畫？
作者：不詳 （字數：2400字作文）
It’s almost New Year’s Eve, and that means it’s the season for resolutions. I’ve always been part of the 44% of people who make (and also break) New Year’s resolutions; I’m a big believer in the power of small changes to make us happier.
快到新年前夜了，意味著到了下決心的時刻。和44%的人一樣，我會做出（並違背）新年決心。我堅信小變化也能帶來快樂。
Along the way, and especially since I started my resolutions-based happiness project, I’ve hit on some strategies for helping myself stick to resolutions.
一直以來，特別是在我為了快樂而下決心之後，我發現一些方法能幫助自己堅持決心。
1. Be specific. Don’t resolve to “Make more friends” or “Strengthen friendships”; that’s too vague. To make more friends as part of my happiness project, I have several very concrete resolutions like: “Start a group,” “Remember birthdays,” “Say hello,” “Make plans,” “Show up,” and “No gossip.”
1.具體化。不要決定“交更多的朋友”或“鞏固友誼”，這太模糊。作為快樂計畫中的一部分，我的“交朋友”決心非常具體：“建立一個小組”、“記住別人的生日”、“打招呼”、“定計畫”、“到場”、“不說閒話”。
2. Write it down.
2.寫下來。
3. Review your resolution constantly. If your resolution is buzzing through your head, it’s easier to stick to it. I review my Resolutions Chart every night.
3.時常回顧你的決心。如果你的決心“餘音繞樑”，那么就更容易堅持。我每天都看一遍自己的“決心章程”。
4. Hold yourself accountable. Tell other people about your resolution, join or form a like-minded group, score yourself on a chart (my method) -- whatever works for you to make yourself feel accountable for success and failure.
4.建立自我問責制度。告訴給別人你的決心，參加或創建一個“志同道合”群體，用表格給自己打分（我的方法）。任何可以對成功和失敗問責的方式都可以。
5. Think big. Maybe you need a big change, a big adventure – a trip to a foreign place, a break-up, a move, a new job. Let yourself imagine anything, and plan from there.
5.眼光放長。也許你需要有一個大的變化，大的冒險——例如：去異國他鄉旅行，分手，搬遷，新工作。允許自己做出任何想像，然後做好打算。
6. Think small. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that only radical change can make a difference. Just keeping your fridge cleared out could give you a real boost. Look close to home for ways to improve and grow.
6.小處著眼。不要陷入“只有激進變化才能起到作用”的思維。清理一下冰櫃，這也是個進步。就近在家中尋找改善、成長的方法。
7. Ask for help. Why is this so hard? But every time I ask for help, I’m amazed at how much easier my task becomes.
7.尋求幫助。為什麼會那么難？但是每當我尋求幫助，我會驚奇地發現任務變得簡單多了。