# How to Set Realistic New Year Goals

> Choose fewer, more realistic New Year goals, and do not stop at writing them down without a plan. The video frames procrastination and a preference for comfort as obstacles to doing what you want to achieve.

- By Abdul Osama (عبدول أسامة) — AI, marketing and business, in Arabic
- 6 October 2026
- URL: https://abdulosama.com/en/feed/realistic-new-year-goals-self-discipline
- Video: https://abdulosama.com/feed/video/102
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEB-c0rtTQb/

## Key takeaways

- Unrealistic goals are especially hard to achieve when they remain only a written list.
- Choose fewer, more realistic New Year goals.
- Make a plan for working on them.
- Watch for procrastination and the pull toward comfort.

To make progress on New Year goals, choose fewer, more realistic ones and think about a plan for acting on them instead of merely writing them down. That is the message from Abdul Osama (عبدول أسامة): ambitious intentions are not enough if the goals are unrealistic and comfort or procrastination keeps winning out.

## Who is the “archenemy”?

Abdul uses “your archenemy” as a metaphor for the part of you that procrastinates and prefers comfort. He contrasts it with the part that wants to move forward and achieve something. In his telling, everyone has both sides.

> Your archenemy is the weaker part of you—the part that procrastinates and leans toward comfort. — Abdul Osama

## What should you do with your goals?

- Keep the list shorter rather than collecting goals you cannot realistically pursue.
- Choose goals you can achieve, not just goals that sound ambitious on paper.
- Do not stop at writing them down; think through a plan for working on them.
- Notice when the pull toward comfort is keeping you from acting.

> This year, fewer realistic goals—but goals that get achieved. — Abdul Osama

## What next?

Look over the goals you have written for the new year. Keep the ones you can realistically work toward, and decide how to begin rather than leaving them as a list without a plan.

## Questions and answers

### What is Abdul's advice for New Year goals?

Set fewer goals that are realistic and achievable, rather than writing down unrealistic ambitions without a plan.

### Who is the “archenemy” in the video?

It is Abdul's metaphor for the part of a person that procrastinates and prefers comfort.

### Is writing down New Year goals enough?

No. The video criticizes writing goals without making a plan to work on them.

## Full transcript

كل سنة وانت طيب انت وعدوك اللدود. طبعا الوقت ده في السنة الناس كلها بتعمل ايه؟ بتحط أهداف غير واقعية للسنة الجديدة. وما بيحطوش بلان بس بيكتبوها عشان يفكرنوا الصوم وزي دلوقتي السنة الجاية يعكنوا عن الصوم ان هما معرفوش يحققوا الأهداف دي وان عدوك اللدود كسب. عدوك اللدود ده هو نفسك الشخصية الضعيفة اللي جواك اللي بتكاسل اللي بتميل للراحة وفي دايما حر ما بينها وما بين الشخص اللي جواك اللي عايز يتحقق وعايز يتحرك. كل واحد فينا فيه الشخصين دول. ياريت السنة الجديدة دي كلنا نركز على العدو اللدود نركز على نفسنا. جزان طيبين وان شاء الله السنة دي أهداف واقعية أقل بس تتحقق. السنة سودة ان شاء الله على العدو اللدود المفضل وصديق الجميع والرفيقك دايما.

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Transcribed and written up with AI from the video; reviewed on request.