New Resolutions for Resolving Those Old, Nagging Resolution Conflicts

By Michael T. Kaufman
Published: January 2, 1993

Typically for this time of year, the Old Guy was morose. Once again lofty intentions lay threatened by chronically weak and seasonally dyspeptic willpower. The hope-frustration-guilt-cycle loomed, as it had every year for decades. ...


A version of this article appeared in print on January 2, 1993, on page 124 of the New York edition.