I was never one to make resolutions for the new year specifically. If I wanted to make a change in my life, I would do it that moment, and cease it in two weeks like anyone else who makes resolutions. But I feel like I finally have time to take extra care of myself in the next six months, so maybe some resolutions for half a year would do me good.

1. Either read a chapter or watch a tv episode everyday.
   • Don’t fret about whether what I read is a beloved classic or modern slop, when most classics originally were the slop of their day.
2. Go on a run once per weekend.
   • Don’t feel bad about not doing it twice.
3. Leave some more time to myself where I can do nothing, and that would be fine.
4. Sleep before 11pm even on weekends.
   • I have never felt more that the world had turned itself around than when I learned that sleep requirements differ by sex. Women need to sleep more than men, but the oft repeated 7-8 hours of sleep a night is only based around the time men need to be healthy. And for years I wondered why I was so drowsy.
5. Enforce the time limit on my phone.
   • The four weeks I spent without one were some of the strangest in my life, but I can’t say some part of me didn’t feel relieved in some way.
6. Read the news, but don’t doomscroll.
   • I need to cut the tough balance between understanding exactly what my position in the world is, and retaining the drive to break out of it.
7. Don’t wait for the right time to do something, but start on what I need to do once I can.

At this moment in time I feel I’m on a precipice. Anything that seems quaint or mundane now might be something I’ll miss very soon. I think on what could have been, what I must do now, what is even worth doing now in the time I have left. I wonder if I’m more or less satisfied than what I should be, or what is common for others who are in my position. But maybe if I can live more in the little things, beyond what is considered likely to yield products or prestige, then I can feel I’m back in my peak.

PC: Google