I don't make New Year's Resolutions on January 1.  I'm too amped up, too emotionally charged.  Making promises on the morning after New Year's Eve is like making group vacation plans at a high school reunion ("Dude, I miss you guys.  We should all go to Thailand next year…I mean it.  Who's down?"). Your heart is crushing the breakfast buffet but there's still a "Do Not Disturb" sign hanging on your brain.

In order for resolutions to stick, the brain needs at least two weeks to conduct due...