More and less

An inexact science to start the year

I hope you were so busy resting over the past couple of weeks that you’ve only started to scratch the surface of what the next year might hold for you.

If you want to explore a few different ways (and intensities) of organizing your thoughts,

Jillian Anthony

listed some good ideas in the last edition of

Cruel Summer Book Club

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To start thinking about how I want to nudge myself forward this year, I’m using the more/less framework I picked up from

Emma Straub's Newsletter

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In 2024 I want…

More

ice cream cones
live music
good sentences
nourishing conversations
photos of friends
stretches
self trust
benefit of the doubt
dinner parties
i-love-you’s

Less

instagram
self editing
overpacking
sitting
clutter
algorithmically-selected music
preparing for the worst
searching for something to stream
agreement for the sake of avoiding conflict
compromising on what I want