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South Africans have resolved to save money this year, according to the results of an online YouGov survey commissioned by YouTube.<\/p>\n
According to the survey, 59% of South African adults have set this as a primary goal for 2020. To \u201ceat healthier\u201d (49%) and to \u201cexercise more\u201d (47%) are also important resolutions for adults in South Africa, showing South Africans\u2019 significant interest in acquiring healthier habits.<\/p>\n
Learning\/improving a skill are also key resolutions for adults in South Africa, with 34% planning to \u201clearn a skill for work\u201d and 27% planning to \u201clearn a new hobby\u201d.<\/p>\n
Of all South African adults who want to learn a skill for work or a hobby in 2020, 59% plan to improve business-related topics (e.g. project management, public speaking etc.) while a further 48% said they\u2019d like to improve\/learn about technology (e.g. coding).<\/p>\n
Another popular area was self-care and self-development, which involves activities like meditation, mindfulness etc, with 54% of those surveyed saying this was an area they\u2019d like to improve\/learn or start in 2020.<\/p>\n
Setting personal goals at the beginning of the year is an increasingly common tradition.<\/p>\n
Survey data shows that 82% of South Africans have set resolutions for the new year before and, of these respondents, 69% managed to achieve their last set of New Year\u2019s resolutions.<\/p>\n