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The Daily Barometer

The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

First Year Mechanical Engineering major Hunter Goodman (he/him) speaks about his goals for the upcoming year in Corvallis, Oregon on Dec 1, 2023.

SOTS: What are your new year’s resolutions?

Vincent Ho, News Contributor
January 23, 2024

“Get better grades.” “Read more books this year.” “I don’t really believe in New Year’s Resolutions.” With the new year coming up, many people are pushing towards self-improvement,...

Oregon State University members work
out in Dixon Recreation Center on November 30.

Experts share tips on sticking with resolutions

David Li, News Contributor
January 23, 2024

A New Year’s resolutionist, worthy goal in hand, faces a slew of trials with no end in sight. Busy schedules and distractions constantly come, with most resolutions lasting only three to four weeks...

According to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, 41 percent of Americans make New Year's resolutions yet only 9.2 percent stick to them.

Studying New Year’s Resolutions

Rosie Morehead
January 9, 2017

In the United States around 41 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, according to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, and people who make resolutions are ten times more likely to attain...

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