Results: Let's Try And Do Better -- New Year, New You
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I'm not a big fan of New Year's Resolutions, as I feel anytime is a good time to make changes, and try and improve yourself. But, a new year means a new you, right? Are you looking ahead to the new year by planning to work on improving yourself in some way?
Not really. Happy as I am
21%
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380 votes
Yes, to improve my physical health
24%
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428 votes
Yes, to improve my mental health
8%
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135 votes
Yes, to improve myself spiritually
6%
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102 votes
Yes, to get more involved socially
3%
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51 votes
Yes, to work on my family relationships
3%
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50 votes
Yes, to try and be a better overall global citizen
3%
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53 votes
Yes, to be kinder
4%
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74 votes
Yes, but not sure specifically
12%
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209 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
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87 votes
Not looking ahead to the new year
13%
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231 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 2.56% | 46 | |
| all the above | 0.11% | 2 |
| na | 0.11% | 2 |
| To lose the weight I gained on the cruise I took my daughter on in June | 0.06% | 1 |
| Decluttering | 0.06% | 1 |
| Its just another day and an annoying thing to celebrate new years. | 0.06% | 1 |
| The date has nothing to do with my personal goals. | 0.06% | 1 |
| N/A | 0.06% | 1 |
| just no. | 0.06% | 1 |
| No | 0.06% | 1 |
| Never make resolutions | 0.06% | 1 |
| This needed to be multiple choice, not just one choice! | 0.06% | 1 |
| Save more money and pay off bills. | 0.06% | 1 |
| many thing, mental, physical and emotional health and relationships and fun. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Yes to most above. | 0.06% | 1 |
| A little bit of each! :-) | 0.06% | 1 |
| Yes to more than one of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| Yes to 2,3,4,5,6,7, Happy New Year! | 0.06% | 1 |
| A few of these | 0.06% | 1 |
| No resolutions, just live each day as it comes | 0.06% | 1 |
| To find happiness after losing my husband. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Where to sart?! | 0.06% | 1 |
| Yes, to get more projects done -- or at least make more progress on them | 0.06% | 1 |
| being healthy and become a new lottery-based millionaire | 0.06% | 1 |
| other | 0.06% | 1 |
| ... | 0.06% | 1 |
| Yes, to have more patience. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I resolve to not have resolutions. | 0.06% | 1 |
| The only true new year is when the sun enters Aries | 0.06% | 1 |
| to make some improvements to my home environment | 0.06% | 1 |
| You can't answer 2 different questions with a yes or no response. | 0.06% | 1 |
| combo of the above! | 0.06% | 1 |
| All of the above | 0.06% | 1 |
| I DON'T WAIT FOR A NEW YEAR TO IMPROVE MYSELF, I ATTEMPT TO BE THE BEST THAT I CAN BE TO MYSELF AND TO OTHERS ALWAYS, EVERYDAY OF MY LIFE. HAPPY NEW YEARS TO EVERYONE. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Just taking it one day at a time | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have always been a worrier. The last year, and again going forward, I try to not worry about things I cannot change or that have not happened yet.m I'm still a work in progress. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Yes same as evert year to get my MSS published but w/o a literary agent no publisher will even LOOK at my MSS and I cannot afford an agent! | 0.06% | 1 |
| weight loss | 0.06% | 1 |
| mentally, physically, and spiritually, they go hand in hand | 0.06% | 1 |
| to get more done without stressing myself out, accomplished by better organizing | 0.06% | 1 |
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Sometimes improving yourself means looking at yourself in a different way. Many of us tend to be our own worst enemy-- more critical, less forgiving, more demanding -- harder on ourselves than others are on us. We look in the mirror and tend to see all our imperfections and don't see our beauty (and not physical beauty). We're our biggest critics, and sometimes, it's tough to be at peace with our internal voice. If we are not happy with ourselves, it affects us in our relationships. Hopefully you can at least take a small step towards loving, liking and seeing the best in YOU. Are you usually too hard on yourself, and will you try and give YOURSELF a break this coming year?
Yes, I am, and I will try
20%
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360 votes
Yes, I am and although it will be tough, I'll try
14%
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252 votes
Yes, I am, and doubt it will improve
9%
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160 votes
Yes, I am, and are already trying to do better
12%
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214 votes
I am already happy with myself
20%
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358 votes
I don't believe in this type of stuff
21%
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385 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
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71 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 3.17% | 57 | |
| Na | 0.17% | 3 |
| No | 0.11% | 2 |
| other | 0.06% | 1 |
| ... | 0.06% | 1 |
| facing the truth about ones self and making changes to be a more kinder forgiving ,patient person is a much better way to live your life. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I'm torn. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Yes, I will and I do have a support system to keep on track. | 0.06% | 1 |
| You don't try you do. Try is a wiggle word that gives you an out. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I've got other priorities | 0.06% | 1 |
| not too hard, can always improve | 0.06% | 1 |
| . | 0.06% | 1 |
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Tellwut has become very divisive, especially in the comment section, over the last ten years I've been on here. Isn't it time to stop all this disrespect and pettiness and promise yourself to become a better person? One thing that happens here, (and it amazes me that it happens with adults) is the childish behaviour of "downvoting" comments not based on whether we agree or disagree with the comment, but because we don't like the person doing the commenting. The downvote feature is intended to help the community self-regulate content by disagreeing with a comment, or indicating that a comment is off-topic, or inappropriate. It is not meant to be used simply for personal disagreement. If you have downvoted a comment because you don't like the person (most likely someone you have never met) will you make a conscious effort to stop?
I've never done this
65%
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1163 votes
I only downvote or upvote comments I disagree with
14%
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245 votes
I've done this, and will continue to do it
8%
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145 votes
I've done this, and will try and DO BETTER
10%
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177 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
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70 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 2.56% | 46 | |
| NA | 0.17% | 3 |
| . | 0.11% | 2 |
| I have downvoted some comments, but they are usually really mean | 0.06% | 1 |
| use it or lose it; don't like it, don't use it, and don't complain how others use it; most liberal comments are off topic and not appropriate as well as very rude and made by the same democrats over and over showing a lot of disrespect | 0.06% | 1 |
| I up vote people that I agree with | 0.06% | 1 |
| N/A | 0.06% | 1 |
| Dont care. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I do a like or comment that is appropriate | 0.06% | 1 |
| unknown | 0.06% | 1 |
| None of the above. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I do the opposite & upvote every time I see someone with zero likes or down votes | 0.06% | 1 |
| Would Harriet then say it's childish for the admins to include the downvote option? | 0.06% | 1 |
| I only downvote comments that I disagree with. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It isn't an election so I don't vote - I don't see the need for this feature at all. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Not sure | 0.06% | 1 |
| Farty, fart, fart!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| What?? | 0.06% | 1 |
| They started it. | 0.06% | 1 |
| The only one I can think of is what I wrote on line about Trump when i was ask a question about him I spoke the truth. | 0.06% | 1 |
| ... | 0.06% | 1 |
| I will use it how I see fit thank you | 0.06% | 1 |
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