By Ben Goldberger —
As the world celebrates another trip around the sun, people are setting new goals for the new year to better themselves, often using the slogan “new year, new me” for motivation.
While a very rallying phrase, the idea of starting over clean in the new year is inaccurate and harmful.
In a recent tweet, psychologist and author Matt Haig wrote, “You don’t need a new you. You don’t need replacing every year like another iPhone. Do not throw yourself away like another piece of plastic trash.”
Haig is encouraging people to stop adopting the idea of starting the year as a different person, completely disregarding the person they were in the past year.