An Easier New Year's Resolution to Follow

New Year's resolutions are always about doing things, like exercising, quitting smoking, or otherwise changing your basic daily habits to reach a particular goal. That's why resolutions are so quickly abandoned -- because they require change.

But how about resolving to know things this year? That's a process that doesn't involve actually doing anything different, unless you really want to. Just resolving to know shouldn't be so tough.

After all, when you were little you looked under the bed to make sure the bogeyman wasn't waiting to pounce when the lights went out. Back then you wanted to know, wanted certainty. And there was a good, warm feeling when you realized there were no dangers lurking in the night. ...