025: New Year's Resolutions
Summary
Rachel and David discuss New Year's resolutions, emphasizing the SMART goal framework for specificity and accountability. They explore common barriers like inertia and share personal goals, including Rachel's piano lessons and David's running plans. Clips from friends Eliot and Brooke highlight diverse approaches, such as public family commitments and measurable fitness targets. The episode concludes with a discussion on idioms like "went by the wayside" and an announcement that the podcast is taking a break.
Topics discussed
Introduction and podcast purpose
Discussion on making and keeping resolutions
Common themes and consistency in goals
Strategies to overcome inertia and laziness
Ideas for apps and social accountability
The importance of being specific with goals
Explanation of SMART goals
Rachel's flipped resolution: piano lesson
Idioms for running out of time
Time management and family music goals
Choosing between piano and violin
Eliot's half marathon resolution
Idiom: went by the wayside
Eliot's future running plans
David's longest run and race preferences
Watching the NYC Marathon as a goal
Brooke's family resolution practices
Proposal for public fridge resolutions
Podcast hiatus and sign-off
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