It’s a new year! I don’t have any clever jokes or deep wisdom or long, introspective essays to share at this time (I have those the rest of the year though!). Instead, here’s a checklist for the new year.
In no particular order:
- Greet your loved ones and friends and anyone else you hold dear. Maybe even those you disagree with
- Ponder why people give so much significance to the transition between an arbitrarily-chosen pair of 24 hour periods
- Take stock and reflect on the past year
- Think about what you’d like to learn this year or how you want to improve
- Count your blessings for the past year and be grateful
- Change your passwords
- Buy a new toothbrush
- Set a target of how many books you’ll read in 2020
- Choose the first book to read
- Throw away a few things you no longer need
- Make a list of where you will travel to in 2020
- Check out what movies are coming out this year and which ones you want to watch (see below)
- Audit your financials – where is your money going, how much do you owe, how much are you earning, where should you invest, etc
- Pick up your keyboard and shake out all the grime that’s gathered there over the past year
- Make a list of projects you want to do in 2020
- Choose something from the past year that you’re going to stop watching or doing
- Eat your favorite food. Or ice cream. Ice cream is great.
- Get rid of 2019 calendars
- Make a list for the new year!
- Clean up the photos on your phone, tablet and computer
- Delete all files downloaded 2018 or earlier
- Follow up on the people who owe you money or things
- Review your recurring luxury costs (Netflix, etc) and evaluate whether you still really need them
- Export your FB, Instagram and Twitter data
Some things I’m looking forward to in 2020:
Movies:
- 07 Feb Birds of Prey
- 03 Apr New Mutants
- 01 May Black Widow
- 05 Jun Wonder Woman 1984
- 31 Jul Morbius
- 02 Oct Venom 2
- 06 Nov Eternals
Games:
- 03 Mar FF7R
- 31 Mar P5R
TV:
- Jan Arrowverse Crisis on Infinite Earths finale
- Jan Doctor Who series 12
- 4Q Falcon and Winter Soldier
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