Welcome to the Graveyard of New Yearâs Resolutions It seems a long time since we pledged to drink less, eat better, exercise more, cut spending and stop doom-scrolling. Be gentle on yourself: Itâs been a tough month. You could work out. We’re not stopping you.Credit...Eva Marie Uzcategui/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Jan. 24, 2021 Dry January in 2021 was supposed to usher in a healthier new year and bid farewell to a horrible 2020 â and the drinking that came with it for many of us. People set other resolutions, too â less doom-scrolling on social media, more workouts, more walks in the sublime beauty of nature. Maybe a little meditation and an end to binge-watching. But 2021 has barely started, and it has already sorely tested our noble aspirations.