“I do think New Year's resolutions
can't technically be expected to begin
on New Year's Day, don't you? Since,
because it's an extension of New Year's
Eve, smokers are already on a smoking
roll and cannot be expected to stop
abruptly on the stroke of midnight with
so much nicotine in the system. Also
dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good
idea as you can't eat rationally but
really need to be free to consume
whatever is necessary, moment by moment,
in order to ease your hangover. I think
it would be much more sensible if
resolutions began generally on January
the second”