But every night is not part of the second long weekend in a row¹ which is rare², and we spend more of this couple of weeks mixing with (or at least thinking of) people we don't see very often compared to other parts of the year, this change sometimes resulting in different reflections in our own heads.
The prominence of resolutions around the day count's rollover point isn't directly due to that rollover, but is due to the collective stop-start of our usual routines.
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[1] I know it isn't for everyone, service sector workers in particular, but I suspect it is for the majority here.
[2] Again, for most but not all. I know a few people on shift patterns that involve three or four days off in a row every 7/8/14 rather than following the more common 5-on-2-off rotation.
The prominence of resolutions around the day count's rollover point isn't directly due to that rollover, but is due to the collective stop-start of our usual routines.
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[1] I know it isn't for everyone, service sector workers in particular, but I suspect it is for the majority here.
[2] Again, for most but not all. I know a few people on shift patterns that involve three or four days off in a row every 7/8/14 rather than following the more common 5-on-2-off rotation.