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Google compiled a list of popular aspirational searches that have trended in the past to inspire you. The search engine plucked out the 10 “how-to” questions that spiked the most in the U.S. after looking at searches conducted the week before and the week after New Year’s Day 2015. The results are funny, but not terribly surprising. People who vowed to eat healthier must be the ones looking for ways to cook kale and lentils, while those seeking new chapters in their lives are searching for advice on how to write letters of resignation. And the person who wants to know “how to crochet a beanie” obviously picked up a new hobby over the holidays. 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