@Tachyeon It's not just false sense of achievement that can be a problem - unrealistic goals are another thing that can put people off even trying to achieve goals.
If I set out to lose 3 stones this year and I only managed to lose 1.5, does this mean that I failed... technically yes... but I still succeeded in losing half the target weight - which still makes a success out of the failure.
True, there is definitely a middle ground in between deciding to make resolutions and just winging it. Personally i need a goal vague enough to satisfy myself with whatever happens as long as the results are positive.
