“Whether it’s hitting the gym more, drinking less, or eating healthier, a new year usually means New Year’s resolutions. While they’re pretty easy to make they’re much harder to make stick.
In a survey of 1,050 Americans ages 18 to 80, the most popular resolutions revolved around saving more money (21%), eating healthier (19%) and exercising more (17%), according to Statista, a data and business intelligence platform that conducted the survey.
But the average New Year’s resolution lasts less than four months and unfortunately for some, new goals and vows may only last weeks or days, according to a 2023 Forbes Health/OnePoll survey.
There’s even a term for a common day that people’s resolutions flame out: Quitter’s Day.
‘Everyone has good intentions on Jan. 1 when they begin,’ said Justin Hale, an adviser at Crucial Learning, a company that helps people become better leaders. ‘But their plan for how they’ll actually do that new thing and do it consistently, is very very poor.’
Here’s what you need to know about Quitter’s Day and how to avoid adding to the list of forgotten resolutions.”