The start of the New Year is seen by many as the best time to make big changes in your life, and resolve to stick to them. The tradition of New Year’s resolutions is very common in both Western and Eastern hemisphere, and can be about self-improvement or a commitment to improve the life of others, or both. It is said that the New Year’s resolution first originated 2 millennia ago in Ancient Rome when Rome’s citizens made New Year’s resolutions to look out for fellow citizens and people suffering from hard times.

The following are the most popular and funny New Year’s resolutions that people make on New Year’s Eve.

Most Common New Year’s Resolutions

• Eat healthy
• Lose weight
• Quit smoking
• Drink less alcohol
• Stop nail biting
• Improve physical wellbeing
• Laugh more often
• Enjoy life
• Think positive
• Make small investments
• Improve finances
• Save money
• Get out of debt
• Start a business
• Get a job or better job
• Educate yourself
• Improve grades
• Learn something new
• Reduce stress
• Be less angry
• Be more independent
• Watch less TV
• Manage time better
• Holiday more
• Volunteer
• Give to charity
• Improve social skills
• Make new friends
• Spend more time with family
• Get married
• Settle down
• Have kids
• Pray more
• Be more involved with different activities

Funny New Year’s Resolutions (some wise, some weird!)

• Wear 1 costume per month for 12 months
• Color your hair in bright pink
• Send 100 emails in 1 month
• Cut your hair in different sections to make a new style
• Spend more time at home than at work
• Party with a fake chicken on your head
• Choose one weird superstition to adopt for the year
• Ride a skateboard while juggling

There are so many different New Year’s resolutions and you will know which ones to adopt for yourself, and that are bound to make your life that much happier!