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Man: I'm scared of being stuck thinking I'm fixing things about myself but never actually changing.
Man: My 2013 resolution is to break out of loops. To recognize when I'm not making progress, stop yelling at myself, and try a different approach.
Off-screen character: Wasn't that also your resolution last year?
[[The man shakes his fist.]]
Man: Yeah, but *this* year's gonna be different.
{{Title text: If at first you don't succeed, that's one data point.}}
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