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Japan Kodo's New Year Mind Reset Survey

Japan Kodo, based in Tokyo, recently conducted a survey entitled "New Year Mind Reset Awareness." The study involved 887 men and women aged between 20 and 60 from across the nation. The results show that a significant 65.6% of respondents expressed a desire to reset their minds for the New Year. Interestingly, the most common practice adopted to achieve this reset appears to be doing nothing at all, which was reported by 38.1% of participants.

Survey Highlights

• - Mind Reset Desire: 65.6% of people wish to start the New Year with a reset in their feelings. This shows many view the New Year as an important time for mental change in our busy modern society.
• - Common Reset Habits: When asked about their New Year habits, 38.1% indicated they do nothing, followed by 30.0% who engage in cleaning, and 26.6% who visit shrines for the initial prayer of the year. This suggests a unique choice by contemporary individuals to simply spend time leisurely and reflectively. The other habits of cleaning and visiting sacred sites indicate a collective intention to purify both the physical and mental space.
• - New Practices for Next Year: In terms of habits people would like to incorporate in the following year, 32.0% selected physical exercise, followed closely by 31.0% wanting time to