My Late New Year's Resolutions

I've decided that I'll be more compassionate with others this year than the last year. (You could also write this as: I've decided to be more compassionate with others... but both your original one is a perfect as it is)

This doesn't just apply to others, but extends into my own life as well.

It's really true that if you want to be treated with kindness and respect, you must treat others this way. (Or: ...you must treat others with kindness and respect | ...you must show others the compassion and consideration you'd like to receive yourself | the original sentence was good, but it was a little clunky. "If you want people to treat you the way you want..." without adding "to be treated" sounds a little unintentionally manipulative and calculating, I think. Sort of like saying, "in order to get people do to what you want." This is just my opinion, though)

I know I tend to be a little bit self-centered, but (looking at this) from a different perspective / another angle, this can be viewed as a strength that has been making me / has made me more tolerant of different points of view. I think it's fair to accept people's shortcomings in return for their acceptance of / "...shortcomings as long as they accept" my changeable (perhaps you might want to choose a different word? It's a little unclear what you mean here), rather individualistic nature.

So, I generally (try to) find good sides of people / "...find the good in people" rather than point out what is/what they're lacking.

Also, I've narrowed the focus of my language studies to only English, as I don't have any/see any particular purpose in studying Mandarin (actually, the point of studying English isn't clear either...

I just want to enjoy science and psychology-related articles written in English on the Web.) Maybe I've bitten a little too much. (are you trying to say "bit off more than you can chew?")

Most of the time, as I'm helplessly inquisitive, my mind is disorganized, and I often end up achieving nothing.