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EasternOregonMarketplace.com FREE PUBLICATION Eastern Oregon Marketplace Powered by TUESDAY December 25, 2018 New year, new you Making New Year’s resolutions is a popular Jan. 1 tradition, often spurred on by the extended holiday season that has many Americans eating, drinking and spending more than they usually do. Here are some fast facts about New Year’s resolutions: • Almost half of all Americans made a New Year’s resolution in 2018, according to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. However, only about a fifth of those reported feeling they achieved that resolution. • Most popular were “be a better person” and “lose weight.” Tied for second were exercising more, eating healthier and getting a better job, according to Live Science. • A 2009 article in Psychology Today said 22 percent of respondents in a survey fail in sticking to their resolutions in the first week. By one month, 40 percent have given up, and by the time April rolls around, half of people who made resolutions have stopped. • According to K International: The Language Blog, the practice of making New Year’s resolutions is more common in countries with a strong Protestant influence. A 1951 study found resolutions were a tradition in Scotland, Australia, England, Wales, Postal Customer Local STANDARD PRE-SORT PERMIT #73 U.S. POSTAGE PAID PENDLETON, OR 97801 Northern Ireland and South Africa, but not Latin America, Scandinavia, Asia or Eastern European countries. • A 2013 Google Maps project called Zeitgeist mapped New Year’s resolutions submitted from people throughout the world. Health-related resolutions were most common in the United States and Egypt, love- related resolutions were most likely in Australia and Japan, Russians were more likely to focus on education, and people in India set career-related resolutions. • In 2017, Twitter looked at New Year’s resolution- related tweets to determine the most popular resolutions. They were: diet, exercise or weight loss; read more; learn something new; save money; be nicer; get a new job; give more to charity; drink less alcohol; get more sleep; and make new friends. • In the New Year’s battle of the sexes, women win. According to a study from the nonprofit Stroke Association, 20 percent of women achieved their resolutions in 2017, compared to 16 percent of men, although men were more likely to achieve fitness- related goals like running or eating healthier. Get your FREE Marketplace at these locations: Look for the Marketplace Green Box. Go green and save! Th e Marketplace is now available everywhere you go. Money-saving coupons, local discounts and community classifi ed–you’ll save time and money when you go green! Pendleton Hermiston Boardman Tum-a-lum Lumber Speed Wash Laundry Employment Department Premium Lube Hometown Cleaners Perfect Look Salvation Army Round-up Athletic Club St. Anthony Hospital St. Anthony Hospital Outpatient Les Schwab Pendleton Public Library Lifeways CAPECO Pendleton Tire Factory Mission Market Arrowhead Travel Plaza BMCC Business Offi ce Eagle Lodge Main Street Laundry Pheasant Bi-Mart Bottle Drop/ Insurance Building Coin-Op/ Washboard Laundry Chuckwagon Fiesta Aff ordable Family Eyewear Little Caesars Mall Smoke Shop Safeway Plaza between Safeway & Big Lots Safeway Plaza between Footwear & Great Clips Center Market Space Age Hometown Harvest Foods Umatilla Crossroads Truck Stop/ Café McNary Market Helix Helix Post Offi ce Athena One Stop Market Weston Weston Post Offi ce Stanfi eld Pilot Station More locations coming soon! Th e Marketplace; Save more do more! SEE WEEKLY ADVERTISING CIRCULARS INSIDE