Millions Are Able To Keep Their Resolutions

Let’s also revisit the earlier stat that I shared, which based on a 2016 study showed that of the 41% of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions, only 9% successfully keep them by year-end. For context, consider that at the time of that study’s publication, the U.S. population was 323 million.

Crunching the numbers, you find that 12 million Americans actually did achieve their resolutions, and this number would be still higher based on today’s population. When nearly 12 million people succeed in something based on taking a simple action, the method isn’t exactly a bust.

According to one study, even after six months, 46% of people who make a resolution are still successful in keeping it.

This is the flip side of the six-month percentage above, but it’s a more motivating way to think about the effectiveness of the resolution setting. While it’s true that ove...