Most common resolutions

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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%