Dentally Unfit

We’d suggest making a New Year’s resolution to brush more thoroughly or change your brush heads more regularly, both of which could be abetted by the purchase of this Pursonic toothbrush. But we learned yesterday that some of you look upon resolutions dismissively — even scornfully.

For you we recommend deciding to brush more thoroughly and change your brush heads, rather than resolving to do so.

In yesterday’s writeup we talked about New Year’s resolutions, and asked about them in the poll. To our surprise, over half of respondents said they didn’t make any resolutions in 2017 at all. Invectives were hurled at the idea of resolutions in the comments like so many sloitars:

Resolutions are setting yourself up for failure.

Said @TheCO2.

Why wait for the new year to make a change? If it doesn’t matter enough to do right now, it won’t matter enough to do later.

Penned @simplersimon common-sensedly, , garnering 9 stars of approbation.

Putcher money where your mouth is. I was listening to a podcast the other day and one tactic discussed to fight procrastination was to give a trusted friend say $50 on the basis whether or not you do your goal. For example: “Friend, I’m going to work out 3 times this week, here’s $50, and if I don’t do it it will be yours.”

Suggested @therealjrn. We love this idea.

Here’s our own little twist: Give us $34 and resolve to brush your teeth more thoroughly and change your brush heads more often in 2018. We’ll send you a Pursonic toothbrush. If you fail to stick to your plan, we’ll hold onto your $34 and you will have wasted it. On the other hand, if you do manage to stick to your plan, we’ll hold onto your $34 and you’ll enjoy healthy teeth and gums.

Pretty great idea, right?

You see, it adds an extra financial incentive to see your resolution through, so you won’t be “setting yourself up to fail” and you can “do it right now.”

No matter what, your money’s safe with us.