Do New Year Resolutions Make You Happy?
Making New Year resolutions is a popular activity with many people all over the world.
However, a question we must reflect on is “Do new year resolutions make you happy?” Let’s look at available data.
New Years Resolution Statistics | Statistic Brain
| Rank | Top 10 New Years resolutions for 2015 |
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1
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Lose Weight |
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2
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Getting Organized |
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3
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Spend Less, Save More |
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4
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Enjoy Life to the Fullest |
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5
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Staying Fit and Healthy |
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6
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Learn Something Exciting |
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7
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Quit Smoking |
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8
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Help Others in Their Dreams |
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9
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Fall in Love |
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10
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Spend More Time with Family |
These show a reflection of common aspirations. Resolutions are often expectations about areas of life people would love to see improved. The expectation is that achieving these resolutions would make people making them happy. However, the achievement or sustenance of these resolutions raises the question whether new year resolutions make people happy.
More data from Statistic Brain the maintenance of resolutions and the population achieving them makes interesting read.
New Years Resolution Statistics | Statistic Brain
| Age Success Rates | Data |
| Percent of people in their twenties who achieve their resolution each year | 39% |
| Percent of people over 50 who achieve their resolution each year | 14% |
| Length of Resolutions | Data |
| Resolution maintained through first week | 75% |
| Past two weeks | 71% |
| Past one month | 64% |
| Past six months | 46% |
These are of an American audience. My belief however is that it is a fair reflection of those societies that new year resolutions are common.
For New Year resolutions to make you happy, you must achieve them and sustain them for a considerable amount of time. This is what brings the pressure making people depressed when they do not achieve their resolutions.
Next time, we explore ways of ensuring you are happy with your New Year resolutions! So don’t bin them just yet!
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