IN 2012, I RESOLVE TO...

The tradition of setting New Year’s resolutions dates back to the ancient Babylonians. Their most common resolution was to return used farm equipment. Today, resolutions have come a long way. Here’s a look at some popular new year resolutions and goals of today’s age.

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The top five most popular resolutions are
1. Lose weight
2. Exercise more
3. Get out of debt
4. Quit smoking
5. Increase finances

45% of Americans will make a New Year's Resolution.

The most broken resolution is to get into shape.

Those who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely
to attain their goals than people who don’t explicitly make resolutions.

How many of these resolutions are maintained as time goes on?
- past the first week: 75%
- past 2 weeks: 71%
- after one month: 64%
- after 6 months: 46%