It’s the new year’s season, and with this new year’s season comes a storm of the new year ritual. These rituals include many things, such as shopping and travelling. Making financial plans and, the biggest of them all, Making New Years’ Resolutions. Yes, we are talking about most common New Year’s resolutions here, and we bet many of us have some resolutions that we have sworn to fulfil this year. While some of these new year’s resolutions may be unique, many resolutions are common. That said, the most common New Year resolutions are also the ones that are broken the most.
Common New Year’s Resolutions that remain unfulfilled!
What are some of the most common new years resolutions out there? Some of you may say it’s going to the gym, while some of you may say it’s eating healthy. And you would be right. These are among the two most popular resolutions and the most broken ones.
But besides these two, there are a ton of other most common new years resolutions globally. Not surprisingly, the most common new year resolutions are also the most commonly broken ones.
That said, without any further ado, let’s get started with the list.
1) Get Organized
Being organized is important; it helps keep our physical and mental health good. Along with this, being an organized person also aids you in keeping your life in check. That said, having an organized life doesn’t just mean keeping organized surroundings; it also means properly managing tasks, activities, thoughts, and emotions. But it is one of the hardest things to do. While we admit that some people thrive and shine best in an unorganized environment, most of us need some form of organization. As a result, being organized is among the most common new years resolutions and the most commonly broken ones. After all, being organized is harder than it seems but you can use smartphone apps like project managers to aid you.
2) Learning New Skills or a Hobby
Let’s admit it, for most of us, life is boring. We get up, go to work or school, hang out a bit with friends or play some games, go to sleep and then rinse and repeat. Most of us need more time to learn new skills or start a new hobby for the most part of the year. Even in the few moments of free time we have, we are either too lazy or exhausted to learn new skills. However, this doesn’t stop people from making a new resolution to learn a new skill. As a result, this has become one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions and one of the most broken ones.
3) Save Money
Regardless of what someone says, money is indeed a necessary element in our life. In this world where you can literally starve without enough money, saving money is among the top priority for everyone. Having some additional money is more than just piling up finances. It is also saving some money for emergencies. However, saving money is like trying to grasp loose sand. It slips through our hands without us realizing it, given the bills we have to pay and small expenses that pile on. Therefore although many people make a resolution to save money each year, very few can keep this resolution, most often through no fault of their own.
4) Quit Addiction
Addiction is never a good thing, and it severely harms us. The sad thing is that roughly 2% of the global population is addicted to hard drugs. This may not seem much, but we should remember that the world’s population crossed 8 Billion at the time of this writing. Given this context, it makes up for roughly 160 million people who are deeply into hard drugs. This is not counting other forms of addiction like caffeine and sugar. The good news is that many people want to quit their addiction. However, quitting addiction is extremely hard, and very few people overcome this hurdle, making quitting addiction one of the most common new years resolutions and sadly one of the most commonly broken ones.
5) Travel More
Travelling is undoubtedly one of the most relaxing ways to take a break from mundane life. However, people are either too busy, don’t have adequate resources, or lack the means to travel frequently. Still, that doesn’t stop people from making this a new years resolution. These two combine to form a perfect combination of the most common New Year resolutions and one of the most broken New Year resolutions. That said, if you are on a budget, you can travel to some of the cheapest places to visit for luxury to fulfill this resolution.
6) Spend more time with friends and family
We live in a busy world where we are constantly overworked or overburdened. As a result, the time we spend with friends and family decreases as we age. But it doesn’t mean we don’t want to spend more time with family and friends. It’s just that by the end of the day, we are too exhausted to do so. Some of us don’t even have enough rest, and it is hard to have a perfect work-life balance to ensure that we spend more time with friends and family.
The combination of wanting to spend more time and not having adequate time makes this, sadly, one of the most popular resolutions and one of the most commonly broken ones too.
7) Live Life to the Fullest
This rather vague new resolution can mean anything, depending on the individual. For some, it means watching all the Korean series on Netflix that they kept on pending for years, or it may mean travelling. The point of this most common new years resolution is to do anything that can make yourself happy and – live life to the fullest.
You can already see why this is one of the most common new years resolutions and one of the most broken ones. Life seldom goes as we plan, and although not impossible, it is hard to live life to the fullest with everything happening around the world.
8) Get More Sleep
Sleep is severely underrated; its importance is severely underestimated. This is even more so with modern life, where we stay late into the night with our devices and wake up tired. Inadequate sleep doesn’t just result in groggy mornings; it can lead to several mental issues, including but not limited to depression, insomnia, anxiety, and more. In fact, it is estimated that roughly 30% to 40% of adults suffer some form of insomnia globally. This is not a small matter, and many adults realize this problem. As such, tons of people (a few on our team included) make resolutions to get adequate sleep. However, we also know that it is harder than it sounds, and few people can continue with this new year’s resolution.
9) Promotion
Although this may sound cliche, getting a promotion is one of the most popular new years resolutions. This ties in with all our other new year’s popular resolutions that have anything to do with money and finances. Getting a promotion in a job means more money, which means more ability to save, more resources to travel, more ability to be organized, and more time to spend with the family. This new years resolution is not just about stepping up the corporate ladder; it has to do the resources to do things we all want to do. Although many who make this new year’s resolution do fulfil it, in some fields, getting a promotion is quite tough, and as a result, many of us fail to live up to this resolution.
Honourable mention
As honourable mentions, we would like to mention the two New Year resolutions we mentioned at the start of the article. They are:
10) Exercise more
Humans evolved smarts to avoid physical strain, which is why most of us do not like to exercise. Although exercising is healthy and boosts our physical and mental health, it is exhausting. This is the exact reason why exercising is one of the most common new years’ resolutions and the most broken one as well.
11) Eating Healthy
Similar to how exercising is exhausting, eating healthier is tiresome as well. To eat healthily, you need to carefully choose the best foods to eat and the best drinks. At the same time, you also need to monitor your physical conditions to ensure that you are consuming foods with nutrients that your body requires. Not all healthy foods taste good, either. Since the alternative is choosing the best-tasting food, it is easy to break this resolution.
In the end,
New year’s resolutions are made every year, and most of us never get around to fulfilling them. However, we still make them in hopes that we can make this year better. The specifics of these resolutions vary from location to person, and major changes within the said time frame. This was a list of those new years resolutions that remain constant and common through the ages and situations.
So what new years resolutions do you have?
We hope you found this entertaining. And as always, thank you for reading till the end.
FAQ
Q: What is the most common New Year’s resolution?
A: Some of the most common New Year’s resolutions are:
- Exercise more
- Eating healthier
- Save money
- Spend more time with family and friends
- Learn new skills
- Travel more
- Sleep more
Q: What was the first New Year’s resolution?
A: As per the records, the first recorded new years resolution was back from an entry back of Anne Halket from 1671 that said, “I will not offend anymore”
Q: Why do new Year’s resolutions fail?
A: Some of the most common reasons why new years resolutions fail are:
- Lack of willpower
- Lack of planning
- No Tracking and review
- Lack of accountability