What do you want to do differently in 2025? - Be genuine about your answer

stop drinking Coke and start meal prepping.
I need to save money to buy a new car.
Seltzer is a cheap alternative to ease off the coke fix. I started with flavored and eventually moved to generic flavorless. Can get 2liters of it for like $1.89 and it gives you that carbonation fix which I've noticed is the biggest hurdle to getting off soda. Stopped years ago, best thing i've ever done. No sense drinking calories anyway.

And for my personal fix this year I gotta get back into power lifting. I tore something in my shoulder the beginning of this year and got lazy, need to bulk again. Goal is to surpass the mountain so I can watermelon someone's head with my hands.

I'm a simple man, with simple goals. I wish you all the best of luck in your own self improvement endeavors.
 
Try to establish a permanent residence in Mexico. But also continue learning the languages like I did this year.

Also try to find ways to avoid getting anxiety and avoid things that are bad for my brain. Happy for people to check in and see how I'm doing even if they're a bit blunt.

Also to continue the trend of avoiding fast food and sugary drinks. And to avoid being arrogant on my political beliefs which was something I managed a bit.

stop drinking Coke and start meal prepping.
I need to save money to buy a new car.
Our family uses sevia cola and avoided fast food and we saved lots of money that way.
 
The main thing is more aerobic exercise. I feel better all day after, sharper too, but I just don't do it. If I implement 30 mins regularly, easily a big win.

Besides that, I want to put less energy into stuff/people that I'm not getting anything from.
Stuff:
Outrage news and porn. Boring in hindsight.
People:
If someone flirts with me I'll ask if they have a boyfriend before I respond. Fucking cheaters and poly shit this year.
I tried hard to fit into a friend group that didn't give a hoot about me.
A guy with no other friends in the area wants a lot of my time. Loyal friend but downer. I'm trying to get him to find more friends so I can spend less time with him guilt-free.
 
i made tremendous progress in most areas of life in the second half of '24, so now im gonna try n continue, but also be more carin to those 'round me, take on more challenges even if at first i think i aint gonna succeed and try n make progress in at least one of the following: running, cooking or singing. also this year i aint gonna pussy out of organising a little holiday to russia/belarus. cheers.
 
Be more decisive, and get shit done. A few weeks ago, I had a fairly significant creative project fall through because I let someone who was overthinking things second-guess me and fuck everything up.

Not to say their concerns were completely unreasonable at all, but I'm learning that being Mr. Patient-and-Considerate to a fault about everything gets you absolutely nowhere. 95% of the decisions I regret in life were about not doing or saying something, rather than being brash and reckless. Everyone is, at the end of the day, just a person, and their opinions are just opinions.

Gonna spend 2025 saying "Fuck it" and just going for it.
 
The biggest one is going to be unplugging more. I've already set goals to go out walking at least 30min a day these past two months, but Christmas and New Year's Eve really snuck up on me badly this year and I'd rather not have that repeat. I gotta make more time for the people in my life and not be such a fucking recluse whenever I'm free from work.
Other than that, finishing my degree, fixing my sleep schedule, and getting healthier are my top things I want to do for me. Cutting soda has been easier than I thought it would be (switching to lemonade has helped me out personally) so I'm going to try doing better in other areas too.
 
Get shit automated and start cooking again. Been spending too much time on things that can take care of themselves and I want to use that saved time to be able to cook meals that will save me money and shake the rust off of my cooking ability.
 
Reestablish a regular workout schedule. 2023 I almost completely stopped working out and 2024 had sporadic bursts of going to the gym. I need to get serious with the weight I've put on. While we're at it, less alcohol and soda. I also completely let my goals re: IT certs fall by the wayside for 2024 and let one lapse. Need to at least get that Network+
 
I'm going to stop giving as much of a shit about being nice at work. I'm just going to do my job and come home. No more getting stuck in the mindset of being a 'team player' by constantly cleaning up after every other employee who doesn't give a fuck about doing their jobs correctly.

I'm also going to get back into performing jazz at a club near us. I shouldn't have let myself go this long without getting out my sax.
 
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