The 14 Best Alexa Commands and Questions to Begin the New Year
The New Year is a great time to celebrate new beginnings. you may start something you’ve always wanted to, break old habits, and make resolutions that could prove to be life-changing.
With your Amazon Alexa next to you, you’ll never be short of good health tips, fun games, empowering knowledge, inspiring talks, and motivation to keep you going. So go ahead, and try some of the best Alexa commands and questions we have curated to begin the new year.
1. “Alexa, Happy New Year!”
Wish your virtual assistant and Alexa will wish you back and test your curiosity by inviting you to play a fun game.
It’ll be like a quiz with multiple-choice answers. From sports, movies, and general knowledge, the new year’s quiz will keep you engaged. Score a 100% and celebrate with Alexa.
There could be other interesting ways that Alexa makes your new year happy. Wish Alexa and find out.
2. “Alexa, What Are Your New Year Resolutions?”
Alexa will share a new resolution every time you ask.
You’ll hear, “My new year resolution is to be the best Alexa I can be and delight you as much as possible.”
Your virtual assistant might also answer, “I’m resolving to be more social and get to know more people this year.” Or it’ll be, “I resolve to practice my singing more diligently.” And then Alexa will prompt you to ask for a song and then surprise you by singing one.
Alexa will also send encouragement and energy your way and resolve to entertain you with jokes.
3. “Alexa, What Are the Best New Year Resolutions?”
This is a good question if you want to know the top resolutions to keep.
Alexa will reply with the top five resolutions from an Alexa answers' contributor top Alexa answers contributor—to exercise more, eat healthier, and more.
You can also ask, “Alexa, can you suggest some new year resolutions for me?” Alexa will tell you to smile more and don’t commit to things you can’t do.
4. “Alexa, What’s Good About the New Year?”
Ask this of Alexa and hear an answer about fresh starts, new beginnings, and hopeful optimism.
You could also ask “Alexa, what’s good about this year?” Alexa will reply with a Forbes.com answer about how you will benefit as a customer with better products and services.
5. “Alexa, Make My New Year Resolutions List”
Alexa will create a New Year Resolutions list for you and ask what to add to it.
So whatever you feel is the most important for you to do or achieve in the new year, ask Alexa to put it down. Going forward, check with Alexa and ask “Alexa, what’s on my New Year’s Resolutions list?”
Alexa will read out the list to help you stick to your resolutions.
6. “Alexa, Sing the New Year Song”
Alexa will ring in the new year on a musical note by breaking out into a song.
Enjoy Alexa’s bright and cheerful singing that will lift your spirits and set a positive beginning to the new year.
7. “Alexa, Play New Year Songs”
Alexa will play a cool new year’s playlist from Amazon Music.
Enjoy great numbers from various leading artists and bands. Listen to music that lifts your mood and might even get you dancing.
you’re able to evenset an Alexa music alarm to wake with your favorite songevery day in the new year.
8. “Alexa, Inspire Me”
You can always count on Alexa for great inspiration. Your virtual assistant will present you with a new saying every time you say, “Inspire me.”
Hear meaningful quotes like “Your limitation. It’s only your imagination.” or “Push yourself as nobody else will do it for you.”
Alexa will even urge you to act fast by telling you not to put off things for later as they might never get done.
9. “Alexa, Talk Me Down”
We all have moments of weakness and temptation, and there’s not always someone nearby to talk us off the ledge when we’re about to light a cigarette after we’ve committed to quit, take a drink, eat something we shouldn’t, or do something else we know we’ll regret later.
Alexa will motivate you to not give in to your weaknesses or break your resolutions.
Just say, “Alexa, Talk Me Down,” and you’ll hear one of the 31 encouraging messages of courage.
Alexa will pep you up with phrases like “You’re stronger than this, you’re smarter than this, you’re better than this.” Or, “The better choice is often the harder one, but it is the only one that will help you grow.”
Hang in there, with Alexa’s help, you’ve got this.
10. “Alexa, Play an Inspiring Podcast”
Listening to podcasts can be relaxing and enlightening. you may do that while you’re getting ready for a new day or putting your feet up in the evening.
This new year try listening to inspiring podcasts with Alexa’s help. Command Alexa and the virtual assistant will suggest a choice of podcasts from Amazon Music.
You’ll have a lot to choose from and enjoy—Positive Thinking Mind, The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes, Investors Podcast, Inspiring Business, Inspiring Champions, Money and Happiness, On Purpose by Jay Shetty, and more.
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