The Top Ten New Year's Resolutions

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According to an article on the website Statistic Brain, these were the top ten New Year's resolutions (for 2012):

1.     Lose weight

2.     Get organized

3.     Spend less, save more

4.     Enjoy life to the fullest

5.     Stay fit and healthy

6.      Learn something new and exciting

7.      Quit smoking

8.      Help someone else achieve their dreams

9.      Fall in love

10.   Spend more time with family

1 .減肥

2. 讓一切井然有序

3. 花費更少，節省更多

4. 享受生活的最大

5. 保持身體健康

6. 學習一些新的和令人興奮的

7. 戒煙

8. 幫助別人實現他們的夢想

9  墜入愛河

10 .花更多的時間與家人

From another angle, the top resolutions fall into the following categories (it's greater than 100 percent because people chose multiple resolutions):

l   Self-improvement or education resolutions — 47 percent

l   Weight related resolutions — 38 percent

l   Money related resolutions — 34 percent

l   Relationship related resolutions — 31 percent

The article didn't mention any resolutions about spiritual growth or spiritual disciplines (although the survey may never have intended to measure resolutions for our spiritual lives).