This is a Mindf*ck Monthly newsletter from January 3, 2022. Every month, I send out big ideas I’ve been chewing on in the hopes that it makes you less of a shitty person.
Let’s dive right in.
Your Focus for the New Year
Welcome to the first Monday of the new year. It’s 2022 and if you’re like me, it still feels like 2019 was last year. Talk about a mindfuck.
This is that time of year where most productive and growth-minded people sit down and focus on their goals, their identity, and who they want to be in the fucking world. Maybe you like to set some goals, create a list, check it twice… then, like most people, quit the gym membership in February and go back to exactly what you did the year before.
I’ve written quite a bit about goals and new year’s resolutions in the past. Unlike most personal growth rituals, I’ve always refrained from shitting on New Year’s resolutions because I do believe there is something psychologically significant about year changes. We divide our lives into years, conceptualize our identities in years, so it makes sense that a turning of the year will coincide with some introspection and realignment of one’s values.
Instead, what I usually do is just talk shit about goals. How they can backfire. How they are often…
