hahaha i made a post yesterday about the exact thing! Basically i think ( and it's a fact) that life is unexpected so to say that you will do something at 2018 , you will probably face what's the true meaning of unexpected :p
Moreover i think it's like an excuse to justify what we haven't achieved this year and falsely convinced ourselves that ''don't worry next year i will make it happen"
ya it's another form of self delusion, where you can put off facing your own failures for another year
i suppose looking at it that way new years resolutions aren't that bad
anyway, happy new year