I was bike riding this morning, and I started thinking about New Year’s resolutions. Actually, that’s not quite right—I was thinking about how I don’t make them. Never have. And I started wondering why that word bothers me so much. Then it hit me: resolute. You know what that word actually means? Unwavering. Indomitable. Undefeatable. They named battleships after it. Because when you wake up on January 1st and tell yourself you’re going to be this unstoppable force—that you’re going to do X thing perfectly for the next 365 days—you’re already setting yourself up to fail. That...

23 hours ago

On HALO