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We made it through the first work week of January. This is enough to get an early glimpse of progress with New Year's resolutions. It's also malleable enough to make changes.


How are your resolutions going?

Are you struggling with year-long goals? Consider adding some one-day resolutions to boost your sense of accomplishment. You can also break yearly goals into smaller subgoals, like monthly or weekly ones.

This year I just added some seasonal resolutions. Try making a set of 4-8 where each goal will only be active for about three months.

Do you feel more crushed by obligations than inspired by opportunities? Add some fun New Year's resolutions so you don't burn out. Bored with the same old resolutions? Try something unique!

How are you doing with tracking your progress? If you need a visual representation, check out these bullet journal pages.

Are you still going strong? Reward yourself!


My Goals

Here are my goals for 2024.


Completed (6)

* Hang 2024 calendars. [MET 1/1/24]

* Change the community calendar link in [community profile] allbingo to the new 2024 Community Calendar. [MET 1/1/24]

* Move poetry printouts. [MET 1/3/24]

* Sell at least one poem of 10 or fewer lines, eligible for the Dwarf Stars Award. MET 1/2/24 "The Spell Is Qast" (that is not a typo) ]

* Sort through bingo cards and remove those from 2022. [MET 1/1/24]

* Add a "Planting Ahead" tracking page for seeds and plants I want to buy. [MET 1/1/24]


Begun (x) (most of these cannot be finished quickly)

* Actually look at this list of goals, at least twice a month, before the end of the year in hopes of meeting more of them and not trying to cram in December. [1/1/24, 1/3/24, 1/5/23, ]

* Fill in desk calendar with repeating posts and other memoranda by the end of January. [Begun 1/1/24]

* Write at least 400 poems. [Begun 1/1/24]

* Create more supporting materials for poetic series as necessary, such as character cast lists or scientific notes. [Begun 1/1/23 working on Quixotic Ideas]

* Supervise updates of the Polychrome Heroics material and other series. [Begun 1/1/23 working on Quixotic Ideas]

* Participate in at least six bingo fests. [Begun 1/1/24: Public Domain Day Bingo 1/1/24, ]

* Participate in the [community profile] snowflake_challenge. [Begun 1/1/24]

* Continue posting in [community profile] reddit_refugees to help newcomers to Dreamwidth. [Begun 1/1/24: "Snowflake Challenge" 1/1/24, "Rose and Bay Awards" 1/1/24 ]

* Continue posting in [community profile] birdfeeding. [Begun 1/1/24]

* Run the Rose & Bay Awards for 2023. [Begun 1/1/24]

* Keep up with writing records better, updating at least monthly. [Begun 1/1/24]

* Keep track of my crowdfunding activity as the year goes on. [Begun 1/1/24]

* Keep track of things I would like to receive as gifts. [Begun 1/1/24]

* Do more archiving of web links to combat linkrot. I primarily use the Wayback Machine and Archive.fo, but there are other options. [Begun 1/1/24]
 

Me Being Old

Date: 2024-01-05 08:31 am (UTC)
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I don't like to make resolutions until the Spring, because it's hard enough to motivate oneself through January and February to begin with, let alone adding on new work to do.

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