Quarter One roundup
At the beginning of 2024, I discovered and implemented this 12-week year system in my everyday life, and I’m happy to announce that my first year was a small success!
Year One of 2024 has officially ended. It’s been a slow but fruitful year. I really took my time to learn and grow gradually, taking one step at a time each day and adding new small challenges as I go. I may not have accomplished all my dream goals (yet), but I will be patient and let myself work on my own pace without rushing anything. I know I can achieve bigger things if I take my time and take care of myself in the process.
Highlights of Year One
- Full streak (91 days) of daily reels.
- Published my website on Neocities.
- Published my blog on bearblog.
- Consistently walked on treadmill.
- Started sketching again.
- Started streaming again.
Reflections
I successfully accomplished my goal, which was to start coding again.
As much as possible I try not to overwhelm myself with these checklists and expectations. I try to give myself some breathing room when it comes to timely schedules, and focus on specifically only one goal throughout the year with sprinkled tasks and sub goals instead of overreaching and burning myself out with deadlines.
Moving forward
For Year Two, the goal is to finish a new project that I recently came up with a few days ago.
(Well, technically, it should be to get a job, but that’s not something I personally aim for (I do not dream of labor) so it’ll be chucked in the sub goal section.)
I have so many exciting ideas in my head which prevents me from successfully focusing on only one, but this project is like a combination of different types of styles and medium tied together through one overarching theme. I absolutely can’t wait to start on it.
subgoals:
- make videos for channel.
- draw premade emotes.
- make website mobile friendly.
- apply for a job.
I was also thinking if I should be more ambitious this time around. I took my time this quarter and it was great, but I want to accomplish more (and I’m kind of in a time-sensitive situation with my parents and unemployment and all that). I think I should add more rules, restrictions, and challenges for myself.
Goals:
- wake up at 6 or 7AM.
- get ready/put makeup and look pretty every morning to prepare for “work.”
- every week, I must work on and finish a “chapter” of my project.
- (maybe) every week, i want to post a video on my channel.
- (maybe) every week, I want to post on my instagram (pics or reels).
- visit the library/bookstore at least 1-2x a month.
These are all wishful goals, but I will try my best to follow through with it. I just have to take it slow and apply everything I’ve learned so far with productivity.
I’m so excited for this new “year” ahead.