2025 Focuses
It’s 2025, so of course it is time to put some of that fleeting motivation into trying to create a game plan for the foreseeable future.
Really, this is more of a guide of want I want to personally focus on this year. I don’t think the things on the list ever really change, but sometimes it is good to just get things written down somewhere for personal accountability.
I’ve named the approach to this year as Make/Do. The Idea is to not only Make and Do things, it is also to do it using what I already have.
I’ve grouped up my focuses into a few categories.
Consume
Create
Catalogue/Consolidate
Conserve
Below you can find a more detailed break down of all of these Focus Categories.
Consume - This Category basically consists of Making Use of what Media I already have. I own lots of Books, TV Shows, Movies and Video Games. Many of which I have never watched, played or read.
When you buy these types of Media (Books, DVDs, Blu-rays, Video Games) essentially what you are doing is pre-paying for an experience you wish to have at a later time. At some point however, you should probably cash in on that experience. So the focus for this year is to first of all Catalogue what I own, and what I haven’t watched, played or read.
Create - For years I have had ideas for various creative projects. Some I have finished, many I have not. This year I would like to focus on making time to work on my various projects. These projects include categories such as Art, Music, Writing and Design.
Last year I started a Habit of waking up an hour earlier in the mornings. This allowed me to start my mornings with a Coffee, watch a TV show and draw. Despite not being a fan of early mornings, It became something to look forward to. I would like to create more situations like this where I can focus on being creative.
Catalogue/Consolidate - This essentially falls into the idea of taking stock and knowing what you have. It is the organizing of things that make them more manageable. This includes the previously mentioned Books, TV Shows, Movies and Video Games. It also includes things like Projects and Photos/Videos. After around 25 years of amassing digital files, it helps to know where to find what you are looking for. This also includes cleaning up email inboxes. I have a feeling I will be clicking my fair share of the “Unsubscribe button” this year.
Conserve - This one is more straight to the point. By hopefully using more of what I already own or have access to, this should hopefully mean i am spending less money. Last year was an expensive year for me, so it is time to try and rebuild some reserves.
I’m sure I could go into all of these Categories in more detail, especially because each category has their own sub-categories…but I guess that’s what future updates are for. Right now I have set some achievable goals…time to start.
