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Episode Id ESLPod 113
Episode Title New Year's Party
Title New Year Resolutions
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When the new year arrives, it is quite common for Americans to make new year's "resolutions," promising themselves to do things differently in the new year and to improve their lives.

Each year, the "media" (outlets for news, such as newspapers) publish lists of the most popular American new year's resolutions. These are "consistently" (always; commonly) on that list:

- lose weight

- pay of "debt" (money you owe to others)

- save money

- get a better job

- get fit (good physical shape)

- "eat right" (eat healthy foods)

- get a better education

- drink less alcohol

- quit smoking

- reduce "stress" (strong feelings of worry) overall

- reduce stress at work

- take a trip

- "volunteer to help others" (work to help others without getting paid)

While many people make new year resolutions, few people keep them. In one 2007 research study involving 3,000 people, nearly 90% of those who made a new year resolution "failed" (did not succeed). This is especially surprising because over 50% of the "participants" (people in the study) felt confident that would succeed when the study began.

Topics Daily Life

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