wasn’t great. For me, it was a year of breakdowns and things beyond my control. Sure, there was a lucky break or 2, 3 vacations, and more than a couple of warm fuzzy moments with other living beings… but the bulk of it mostly just left me frazzled. It didn’t help that I had stupidly laid out challenging career/financial goals for myself at the beginning of the year, which meant I set myself up for year-long sensations of failure when the chaos of the universe demanded more from me than I had visualised myself giving.
This year, I’m not going to be that guy. The theme now is to become the kind of person who never gets frazzled or angry. Like that girl with the bloodied nose, bruised eye and scratched limbs who never appears bothered by anything you might do. Career/financial goals are still important, but no longer the most important. This year, I am making space for fun and chaos.
2024, let’s do this.
Hi Ms. Ferrara! If it’s any consolation, that moment when we over-extend ourselves and realize we need to dial it back is a major life milestone, which you now have reached. Congratulations! Take comfort in the fact that your moment of frazzle was a necessary experience you needed to begin setting realistic goals for yourself and to truly understand and internalize the knowledge that life is as much about enjoyment as it is about achievement, which is something we normally acknowledge intellectually but never truly believe until we experience a 2023 of our own.
My 2023 involved finally looking myself in the mirror and acknowledging my crippling book addiction, and making peace with the fact that I have no plans to deal with it.
PS. That was me, I wasn’t logged in. Happy New Year!