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We\u2019re a little more than a month out from New Year\u2019s, and most people have abandoned their resolution efforts. Gyms are emptying out; the squat rack is free again. Cars are piling up in the drive-thrus, the farmer\u2019s markets are noticeably emptier. Was it all for naught? Are the grand visions, the big plans, the lofty resolutions really going to culminate in a sad sputter\u2026a fizzle? Will one-time optimists resign themselves to just\xa0another personal failing, another reason to slink back into despair? If January is about hope and ambition, what\u2019s the lesson for February?

(This Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson, and is narrated by Tina Leaman)