New Year resolutions: The Darwinian theory, contract, and the Choluteca Bridge analogy 5 As Benjamin Franklin once said “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”, planning ahead of time is what “conscious” people do. Effective and efficient planning can mitigate the outcome of an unexpected situation. To reduce uncertainties, clear confusion and set priorities in the coming year, most people draw up plans popularly known as a “New year resolution”. In this plan, an individual could spell out their Do’s, Don’t and expectations towards the year ahead. It is the objectiv...