Achieving last year’s goals hasn’t made me happy. Here’s what I’m doing in 2024 instead.

Welcome to Season 5! Let's face it, 2023 was a challenging year for many designers and techies, and 2024 might not show immediate signs of improvement. Amidst this prevailing uncertainty, you might be seeing an influx of social media posts about setting new goals, while you're still trying to recharge and find your bearings.

Falling into a cycle of setting goals, achieving them, and then feeling guilty for not achieving more is all too common. But what if a small shift in mindset could change your experience of the year ahead? What if you could learn to enjoy the journey of 2024, instead of just racing towards its end?

In this episode, I share my three intentions for the year that could help you relax your focus on rigid goals and purposes. I discuss how playing without purpose, expressing yourself more holistically and authentically, and having faith that things are unfolding in the right time, can transform your approach to life and work. Tune in to discover how these intentions might bring more joy and fulfilment to your 2024.

In this episode:

• The vicious cycle of goal-setting, achievement and self-loathing
• Playing without purpose
• Expressing yourself more holistically and authentically
• Have faith in the universe
• Multiple book recommendations!

Shownotes

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55696318-four-thousand-weeks

The Creative Body Process by Sian Davey and Abbie Trayler-Smith

https://www.thecreativebodyprocess.com/

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59163301-the-creative-act

The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40605300-the-courage-to-be-disliked

The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48757.The_Tao_of_Pooh

Show credits

Illustrations by Isa Vicente

https://www.instagram.com/isadezgz/

Music by Brad Porter

https://prtr.co/

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