Month 2 of 12: Journey to achieving my New Year's Resolution, 'I will write funny'.

Feb. 29 '24, You’re going on a trip. How many hours, days, weeks do you spend planning it?

This is Month 2 of 12 of my journey,

to achieving my January 1, 2024 New Year’s Day Resolution, I write funny.  I am writing about my Resolution on Math by Edison, as the process to achieve an objective has a direct relationship to the math skills and habits I use when tutoring my students, as the focus is also on habits, mastering the foundation and The Learning 5 (TL5).

For February month 2, I went deeper into the first of TL5 (the Objective),

and it turns out it’s the step many students give the least thought to. I want to become an actor, play professional basketball, be an engineer, a doctor, do better this year in math, be more confident in math … nothing wrong with speaking those goals, but don’t mix up dreams with goals. A dream is a trip to anywhere, a goal is a trip to somewhere. A goal without a plan gets you where? A goal without a plan is a hopeful goal. A goal with a plan is the start to get where you want to go.

I’ve spent that last 30 days planning the steps to achieve my Resolution.

Yeah, the trip has started, but it hasn’t ‘started’, if you know what I mean! Last 30 days has been - a time-consuming process, tedious, monotonous, and boring at times*, and that’s why many don’t do it. There’s no instant gratification in it – but it’s sooooo essential as it’s building a strong foundation to ensure you stick around long enough to see your building built.

*It’s also thrilling, exciting and fascinating. It’s