Resolution Solutions [VIDEO]

The first New Year's resolutions were set by the ancient Babylonians, whose most common resolution was to return borrowed farm equipment.

Today’s most popular resolutions are not weight-loss, quitting smoking, or spending less. Inc. magazine says according to a new analysis of social media, it turns out that 2016 could be a year where happiness trumps all.

People are resolving to do things that make them happy, and surround themselves with people they love. Happiness had over 84 percent of the online conversation. Exercising and weight loss clock in at just eight percent and six percent respectively. Smoking, unplugging, and working harder had even fewer mentions with less than one percent each.

To get the most success out of your resolutions, Addicted to Stress says you should write down your New Year’s resolutions. Simply jotting your resolutions down on paper makes you 83 percent more likely to achieve your goal, research shows.

Another study found that those who wrote down their goals were still successful after six months, while just four percent of those who did not write them down were still going strong.

The older you are the less likely you are to stick to your New Year’s resolutions. New research finds that while 39 percent of people in their 20’s achieve their New Year’s resolutions, only 14 percent of people over 50 do. Source: Statistic Brain Research Institute