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6 New Year’s Resolutions That Will Make You Happier In 2016

Tired of making the same resolutions year after year, only to have them fail? Try these six resolutions to (hopefully) make you a happier you this year.

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Before I do something for fun, I think this is the resolution I’m going to have to work on the most. Through my time in college, I’ve found myself procrastinating more and more, even though I used to get everything done early, and I really need to break the habit. Hopefully, this will save me from a lot of stressing out.

Spend Wisely

Instead of a resolution to save more money or just spend less in general, I’m going to focus my resolution on spending wisely. As a typical Taurus, I tend to justify my unnecessary spending as rewarding myself, but in actuality, I’m usually buying things I don’t really need, usually in the form of craft supplies. I’m pretty good with my finances, and my frivolous spending will never ‘break my bank,’ but I really don’t need as many things as I have. I definitely don’t need even more things I don’t actually need.

Be a Good Friend

This resolution is mainly about how I communicate with my friends when I’m not around them. Admittedly, I’m not the best texter or Snapchatter, which my friends will definitely attest to. It’s not that I don’t care about them, I really do, it’s just that I usually can’t think of anything to tell them that seems exciting or interesting enough to note. I also tend to get caught up in my own life and just end up inadvertently ignoring everyone, especially friends I haven’t seen in a while, which is so rude. I’m going to make more of an effort to talk to my friends over breaks, even if it’s just a ‘hey, I miss watching Teen Wolf with you’ text here and there. I’ve pretty much failed this one over winter break so I’m gearing up for summer 2016!

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