2026
2025 is almost over and I've once again decided to turn my attention to the constant quest to be more intentional.
What this has really meant for me is to waste less time and do things I love doing and spend as much time with people in my life. In previous years, incredibly, I didn't actually spell this out. It was more of get dumbphone and my life will be perfect.
I've had to grapple with what exactly it is that I like doing. I like to learn and I like to be in good shape. If I am to effectively live intentionally then I should have no issue to accomplish the below.
Outcomes
Read 23 Books
This is roughly 30 minutes per day of reading at the pace I normally read.
Post 52 Times
Added rule of posting at least once per month. That's roughly one post per week. It doesn't have to be about anything in particular, a one sentence post is perfectly fine.
Finish Two Notebooks
I keep buying notebooks to use them and then I just don't use them. Two notebooks should be easy to complete between todos and regular life stuff.
100 Spin Classes
Recently got into spinning, I like it, it makes sense. 100 classes is fewer than 2 per week. I like to workout in the morning so getting to a spin class means I spent my night well and went to bed early enough for me to get to a class before work. Honestly, this should be 200 for the year but I know my motivation ebbs and flows.
Areas of Focus
Dumb phone first
This year I signed up for a second phone line. My iPhone has that SIM card and my dumb phone has my main line. The goal here, unlike previous years, isn't to get rid of my iPhone. Some things are too impractical to replace or not even possible (concert tickets shockingly being one of them).
But 90% of my life only requires I be reached in emergencies by text or call. WhatsApp can wait till I'm at my computer (which is often) and if I need my iPhone, I bring it along, nothing special.
No virtual subscriptions
This is the hard one and my personal Everest. I don't mind a subscription (like a phone bill or gym membership) what I do mind is a subscription to something that just enables me to do something in the virtual world. Think music streaming, photo back ups, cloud storage, app subscriptions.
I've flirted with the idea of a NAS for a while but maybe an external hard drive is sufficient. This is all a post in its own. I don't know how achievable it is but I always want to try. Switching to Bear is part of this goal, Bear supports buying a lifetime membership which I'm more keen on. I also know I won't be getting rid of my FastMail subscription, it's too good of a product.