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My most dubious resolution: To spend year reading self-help books

self-improvement

Let me level with you: I could use a little help. Maybe a lot.

Like most people, I eagerly resolve each January to better myself in the year ahead. Like the wisest people, I try to keep those resolutions modest. And like all people, I fail at everything I set out to do.

This year, I vowed to buy fewer clothes, which seemed an attainable goal, especially given there is no room left in my closet and all too much empty space in my bank account.

Unfortunately, I stopped to purchase a pair of pants and two T-shirts while I was writing this paragraph.

As I slide down the

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