the habit of making resolutions is itself a paradox: if we had the discipline to keep them, we probably wouldn't need to make many in the first place. but goals are different, not a heavy chain but a bright challenge, better suited to summer because both are finite. resolutions are forever -- you're not supposed to gain weight, start smoking or live off your visa card ever again. summer goals last only as long as it takes to meet them and then set the next one.

-time magazine, "made your july 1 resolutions?"