The year 2026 has barely begun and, as every year, you may have wondered whether you were going to embark on any big resolutions for it.
According to one survey carried out on 1 Canadians, 000% would welcome the new year without a resolution and for those who embark on the adventure, they would tend to maintain their good habits for an average duration of 14,1 months... after this period, the resolutions would apparently be a thing of the past.
On average, Canadians would make 1,7 resolutions per year and 61,9% of these would be beneficial! Among the most popular resolutions are:
- improve your physical health and eating habits – 29,5%;
- financial goals – 22,3%;
- miscellaneous – 6,8%;
- career advancement – 6,6%;
- improve interpersonal relationships – 5,5%;
- travel more – 4,9%;
- learn a new skill – 3,9%;
- give up bad habits – 3,7%;
- spiritual growth – 2,9%.
Unfortunately, almost 70% fail to achieve their New Year's resolutions. Here are the most likely causes of failure:
- lack of motivation – 48,1%;
- forgetting – 14,9%;
- abandonment of progress monitoring – 12,2%;
- lack of time – 7,4%;
- unrealistic resolutions – 4,1%;
- too high amount of resolutions – 1,5%;
- miscellaneous – 14,5%.
With such a high rate of abandonment of New Year's resolutions, the question "is it really worth embarking on resolutions for the year 2026?" is completely legitimate.
In my opinion, the answer is yes, even if the resolutions are abandoned along the way. Here's why :
Intention
Being honest with yourself about your current state and how far you are from your desired situation is the key to improvement. Our intention for how we want to improve and grow will help us get results.
Hope and commitment
Sitting down to set goals for the coming year is an exercise imbued with hope and optimism. This positive vision of the future motivates our actions.
Responsability
Although setting New Year's resolutions is an exercise in individual improvement, the repercussions have huge collateral effects!
Integrating physical activity into your daily life, for example, will have the effect of setting an example for your children or loved ones, increasing your energy level and improving your mental health, possibly allowing you to spend quality time. with your loved ones or doing activities that were previously inaccessible to you.
So, although the odds aren't in your favor for keeping your New Year's resolutions, I encourage you to give it a try anyway, to take some time to reflect on your habits and desires. This simple ten-minute exercise could be enough in most cases to help you move towards becoming a better version of yourself.
Will you be able to surpass the 4,7 month mark in pursuing your resolutions?
