New Year’s Resolution is a tradition most do in the Western Hemisphere including others in the Eastern Hemisphere like Europe and parts of Asia. According to YouGov, as of today, 34% of Americans are planning on doing New Year’s Resolutions for 2025. Most people usually do a New Year’s Resolution once, but others do it more than once.

    “I have done New Year’s Resolutions more than once since I was in 8th grade,” Junior Jaida Troxler said.

  According to YouGov, New Year’s Resolutions can include a variety of goals, with the most common being to exercise more and some lesser-used ones like “Pursuing a new hobby,” with the type ranging from one of two things, long-term or short-term. Some people do short-term, some do long-term, and some do a mix of both.

   “I’ve done a mix of both long-term and short-term throughout my resolutions.” junior Jaida Troxler said.

  Many people who make New Year’s Resolutions can have low success, especially when it comes to long-term Resolutions. According to YouGov, around 20% of Americans give up their New Year’s Resolutions in the first two months, and 54% give up before the end of the year, an increase of 34% after the first two months.

  “I’ve never finished any of my New Year’s resolutions, I’ll usually fail after the first few weeks,” Sophomore Holden Willkens said

   The other 46% either finish by the end of the year, successfully finish it, or fail unintentionally at some point near the end.

   “No, I was close, though. The goal was to go without sugar for a year, and I almost made it. I only had about three months left, and then I caved into ice cream,” Junior Marie-Claire Goudiaby said.