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Traditional New Year's resolutions fail because they focus on outcomes rather than systems. Instead of setting lagging goals like promotions or salary targets, engineers should establish daily protocols and leading indicators they can control. Build confidence through "success spirals" by keeping small, achievable promises to yourself. Define your identity and ideal week, then create protocols for professional growth, health, and relationships. Track inputs like daily deep work sessions or workout frequency rather than outputs like weight loss or promotion timing. Make protocols stupidly small to ensure consistency, and use maintenance mode for life areas not currently prioritized.

Both junior and Staff engineers have the same goals. New Year's Resolutions done right for software engineers

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