Think Hack. - Resolutions and personal improvement plans
25 Of The Most Popular (And Commonly Broken) New Year Resolutions link
- 1. Have a baby
- 2. Do something for charity
- 3. Try an extreme sport
- 4. Run a half or full marathon
- 5. More biking
- 6. Get rid of old clothes
- 7. Spend less time watching TV
- 8. Spend less time on Facebook
- 9. Have better sleep
- 10. Learn an new language
- 11. Improve a relationship
- 12. Travel
- 13. Stop procrastinating
- 14. Enjoy life to the fullest
- 15. Manage stress better
- 16. Spend more time with the family
- 17. Get organized
- 18. Eat healthier
- 19. Save money
- 20. Get out of debt
- 21. Get a new job
- 22. Quit drinking
- 23. Quit smoking
- 24. Exercise
- 25. Lose weight
The most common New Year's resolutions – and how to stick to them link
- 1. Exercise more - 38%
- 2. Lose weight - 33%
- 3. Eat more healthily - 32%
- 4. Take more active approach to health - 15%
- 5. Learn new skill or hobby - 15%
- 6. Spend more time on personal wellbeing - 12%
- 7. Spend more time woth family and friends - 12%
- 8. Drink less alcohol - 12%
- 9. Stop smoking - 9%
- 10. Other - 1%
Characteristics of a good goals/objectives:
- Goal should be specific
- Measurable
- Achievable
- Exciting
- Recorded
2017 New Year’s Resolutions: The Most Popular and How To Stick to Them link
- Get Healthy: 62,776,640 searches, a 13.77 percent increase over last year during the same time period, when it was searched 55,177,290 times.
- Get Organized: 33,230,420 searches, dipping by 7.41 percent compared to last year’s tally of 35,888,700.
- Live Life to the Fullest: 18,970,210, spiking by 13.04 percent from last year, when it maxed at 16,782,030.
- Learn New Hobbies: 17,438,670 searches, up 4.72 percent from last year’s total searches of 16,652,950.
- Spend Less/Save More: 15,905,290 searches, up 17.47 percent from 13,539,500 in 2016.
- Travel: 5,964,130 searches, down by 0.82 percent from 2015’s 6,013,550,
- Read More: 4,746,560 searches, down 5.63 percent from last year’s 5,029,790.
Grand Total: 159,031,920, up by 6.67 percent from last year’s searches, which numbered 149,083,810.
New Years Resolution Statistics
- 1 Lose Weight / Healthier Eating 21.4%
- 2 Life / Self Improvements 12.3%
- 3 Better Financial Decisions 8.5%
- 4 Quit Smoking 7.1%
- 5 Do more exciting things 6.3%
- 6 Spend More Time with Family / Close Friends 6.2%
- 7 Work out more often 5.5%
- 8 Learn something new on my own 5.3%
- 9 Do more good deeds for others 5.2%
- 10 Find the love of my life 4.3%
- 11 Find a better job 4.1%
- Other 13.8%
