People around the world like to make new-year resolutions: lose weight, stop drinking, quit smoking, become more active, and engage in a new hobby, etc. Notably, the tradition of new-year resolutions came from four millennia ago, far older than the establishment of the festival. When the Babylonians made the historic first resolutions, they often had practical agricultural or economic concerns -- like repaying debts or returning borrowed farm equipment to receive harvests b