REP: 2008 Title: Proposal 2008: Resolutions Version: 1.0 Last-Modified: $LastChangedDate: 2008-02-15 18:30:04 -0500 (Fri, 15 Feb 2008) $ Author: Rajesh Kumar Status: Draft Type: Informational Content-Type: text/plain Created: 3-Jan-2008 Abstract To get the source for this REP, look at the top of the html page and click on the link titled "REP Source". This document lists the various rules and regulations that are to be rigorously followed beginning January 2008 until up to December 2008. Failure to do so is a violation of the REP code of conduct and can be filed as a judicial case under Section 340 of the REP Constitution. And by the way, if you were thinking that the format of this document looked familiar, look no further! I admit that I have shamelessly lifted this page's layout from Python's Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs). Rationale Many people formulate resolutions come New Year's eve in the subliminal hopes of bettering themselves. However, not many people adhere to these rules that they have set for themselves, and consequently break and forget them as quickly as they created them. This practice of forming and breaking resolutions has been repeated so often that it now sounds odd when people actually do commit to and upkeep their resolutions. The first resolution that one needs to make even before thinking about resolution-making is: 1. I hereby vow to sincerely and diligently execute all resolutions stated below. Not many people put in an effort to maintain their resolutions, and this is, not surprisingly, the first reason as to why so few people are successful at it. This procedure of formulating resolutions at the beginning of each year has grown to become almost a joke today. The easiest way to make sure that your resolutions remain in your mind and are followed throughout the year is to put it down in writing and to add an element of formality to it. Make it look like an official document. Store it in a place where you can refer to it constantly. Reward yourself if you are successful at keeping your promises. Habits can be formed or broken very naturally, provided a modest level of will-power is invested into the process. There is this simple rule in human psychology known as the "30-Day Rule". This is a fundamental law of the universe, and if practiced with care, any desirable habit can be formed, and every single undesirable habit can be broken with relative ease. Here is the rule: "Any practice, if followed diligently for 30 days, becomes a habit." Marvel at its simplicity! Resolutions 2008 1. I hereby vow to sincerely and diligently execute all resolutions stated below. 2. Call home more often. From once every two weeks to once a week. 3. Brush/floss before going to bed more frequently. From twice a week to 4 times a week. 4. Talk less, listen more, observe more, photograph more. Push comfort zones. 5. Spend a little less time on facebook and gtalk. Spend time saved learning python (see point 12). 6. Do laundry before it piles up on the floor. 7. Avoid drama with friends. Be more kind. Watch out for tone. 8. Eat breakfast everyday. 9. Refuse to get involved in relationships that are no good for me. 10. Walk more and recycle more. 11. Spend more time with her. 12. Make every effort to learn the Python programming language by December 2008. References No references at the moment. Copyright This document has been placed in the public domain. Local Variables: mode: indented-text indent-tabs-mode: nil sentence-end-double-space: t fill-column: 70 End: