5 Ideas for a New year's Resolution
2018 is officially here! Now is the time to think about what you will do differently this year (that rhymed). The new year is a time to hit the reset button to everything that you don’t like about yourself. Take advantage of it! Be the best You you can be! Here are 5 resolution ideas that you can steal from me and use yourself!
Join a gym
Exercise is great hobby and great way to stay in shape. Don’t have the motivation? Set a goal for yourself. Lose ten pounds in the next three months, get my bench press up to 200 lbs, get some definition in the abs; whatever it is, you are headed in the right direction! Bring your friend or significant other with you. Or go alone to meet new people. Working out with someone will help you stay driven.
This sounds very simple, but surprisingly one in four Americans have not read a book in the past year. This is scary considering that reading can have such an impact on the human brain. Studies have shown that reading can reduce stress, improve ethical and empathetic skills, boost memory, increases creativity and overall evolves brain structure for the better. Pick something you would and don’t stop halfway! The best part in always at the end.
Learn a new language
Why would I want to learn a new language? Why the hell not? Like reading, it can improve brain functions and your everyday life. Studies show that it will better your multitasking and decision making skills, improve memory and perception of your surroundings. It also improves your english, writing and spoken. Impress your girlfriend with your new french vocabulary or talk to your spanish-speaking co-worker about how much you hate your boss right in front of him! (I’m kidding...sort of).
Try new foods
Are you a standard burgers and fries person? If you are you are missing out on a lot of good food. People think of sushi and think “why would I want to eat raw fish?” and I say “because it freakin’ delicious!” You don’t like curry? How do you know? You have probably never tried it. Try a vegan dish. It doesn’t taste that much different and in the process you’re saving the life of an innocent animal.
Get off the phone
According to comScore’s 2017 Cross Platform Future in Focus report, the average American adult (18+) spends 2 hours, 51 minutes on their smartphone every day. eMarketer also released a study in 2016 that shows total time spent by mobile users as 4 hours, 5 minutes per day. Whether its 3 or 4 hours a day, that’s way too much time being spent looking at a screen. We live America, more specifically, we are 45 minutes away from NYC, there is so much more we could be doing. Get outside, spend time with your family and friends. Make your resolution to not use your phone as much. Limit the number of times you check social media a day. You will find yourself more invested in your own life.
45% of Americans make New Year's resolutions but only 8% of us are successful in achieving them. Be one of the 8%. Choose one of these, or pick your own resolution this year!
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