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a promise loud in January and missing by February, the ghost of better intentions
means A firm decision to do or not do something, or the act of settling a problem, dispute, or question with finality.
from From Latin 'resolutio,' the act of loosening or untying, from 'resolvere' — 're-' (back) plus 'solvere' (to loosen, release, dissolve, the same root that gives us 'solve' and 'solution'). The original sense was literally a coming-apart: dissolving something into its parts. From there it drifted toward the mental act of breaking a hard question down until it 'resolved' into a clear answer — and finally toward the firm-minded decision you reach at the end of all that loosening. So your January vow shares a bloodline with melting and dissolving, which feels about right for February.
- survival rate
- about 80 percent abandoned by mid-February
- ancient roots
- Babylonians made them 4,000 years ago
- screen meaning
- also pixel count deciding how sharp things look
- quitter's day
- second Friday of January, when most fold
- legal sense
- a formal vote settling an organization's decision
new year's resolutions — personal goals set annually by ~45% of americans on january 1st, with 80% abandoned by february