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Year-End Wishlist which is basically my resolutions for 2009. Most New Year’s resolutions share a common theme. Time preference, the principle that people, to varying degrees, tend to prefer satisfaction now over satisfaction later, is at the heart of economic thinking. The typical resolution for the upcoming year, whether it involves dieting, exercising more, being a better neighbor or putting more effort into work, is a promise to oneself to become more patient, to put some enjoyment on hold, to live more for tomorrow rather than today.

Over the years, I've found it really difficult to keep to any of the resolutions. In retrospect, I find that most of the ones that I made and failed to keep were ridiculously ambitious to achieved and somewhat cliched. This time around, the 2009 list is to simply promote self-esteem and to muster up enthusiasm towards an all-encompassing personal aspiration; preserving my sanity.

1. Read 50 books this year.
2. Take up 1 dance class.
3. Attend mass once a month.
4. Learn 1 new language.
5. Run twice a week.