Bonjour Reader, I used to start January with a clipboard and a whistle. I would treat the New Year like a semester syllabus—rigid goals, strict deadlines, and a “pass/fail” mentality. I thought this was how you modeled ambition. But my daughter is watching. She is growing up in a world that is already obsessed with metrics. She is graded on her math, her behavior, her appearance, and her likes on social media. She doesn’t need a mother who grades her own life, too. If I hustle myself into the...