MindMaking ambitious goals for the year ahead can set you up for disappointment, so try embracing the concept of kaizen instead, says David Robson 27 December 2023 Parradee Kietsirikul/Getty ImagesAFTER our joyful revelling comes the inevitable season of good intentions. When we make our New Years resolutions, we often set ourselves ambitious goals to run a half-marathon, learn a language or write a novel. One reason these resolutions often fail is that our focus is too wide we think about the reward at the end of the journey, not considering the little steps that we need to take to get there. Then we end up feeling defeated and dejected as we fail to make the progress we want.Perhaps we should all try to apply the Japanese concept of