personally, i sort of hate the fact that the new year starts 1/3 of the way into winter for where i live. do you think that celebrating a new year amid the austerity of winter contributes to some people giving up on their goals for the new year?
i think the fact that 'new years' is known as 1 day, and not a year, is the reason people's 'new years' goals don't last much longer than a day