¡Buenos días compañeros novatos de Año Nuevo!
¡Ya hemos llegado! Bienvenidos a un año de cambios positivos, grandes sueños y cercanía con los seres queridos. Por mi parte, estoy entusiasmada con lo que nos depara este año, después de haber concluido mi riguroso análisis y planificación de fin de año y año nuevo. Así que, compartiendo algo de esto, así como una selección de consejos sociales, trucos, pensamientos y temas de conversación, todos los cuales he encontrado o redescubierto en las últimas dos semanas, ¡disfruten de este primer Viernes de las 5 Viñetas de 2025!
1. What I'm reviewing: My 2024 Consumption List - A couple of years ago, I started keeping a 'consumption list', a place to record the series, books, films, exhibitions and concerts I consume throughout the year. Why do I keep one? I find it's so easy to consume and wanted to redress the balance between creative consumption and production. This keeps me accountable for low-quality consumption, triggering me to be more selective and spend more hours actively produciendo rather than passively consuming. Briefly, then: top book of 2024 was Klein's Doppelgangermejores series Niños perdidos y hadas y película favorita Casa en llamas.
2. What I'm releasing: We All Stand Together - A Warn Family Christmas Song - For those who haven't already seen it, we had a blast this Christmas recording and filming our annual family Christmas song. I've written a little piece on the production and significance of this family tradition on my blog. Disfrute de estas ranas festivas.
3. What I'm taking back control over: Google's MyActivity Settings - Ever the technophile/technophobe, I was delighted to discover and deactivate everything I possibly could on myactivity.google.com. Google es uno de los peores delincuentes cuando se trata de la recopilación masiva de datos y la manipulación. Aquí puedes recuperar el control de forma rápida y eficaz inhabilitando el seguimiento web y de actividad, el historial de ubicaciones y el historial de YouTube. Personaliza tu experiencia con Google para disfrutar de un presente y un futuro más privados y menos distópicos.
4. What I've quit: Facebook y LinkedIn - I left Instagram and Twitter a couple of years ago, but these two held out. I rationalised them for historic friendships and professional necessity (respectively) but I feel like a weight has been lifted from me with both permanently deleted as I enter the new year! I am excited to be 100% social media free and to embrace the challenge of finding more meaningful ways of connecting and staying in touch with friends and colleagues.
5. What I'm preparing for: 2025! - Aside from these digital changes, the last week of December and first week of January are always busy with planning and envisioning. Some of my favourite reflection activities include: reviewing my 2024 calendar to pick out which activities brought me energy and joy, and which didn't, to plan in more of the good ones in the coming year; renewing my commitment to certain values and lifestyle approaches (eg. veganism, slow travel, and second-hand clothes buying - this year I'm also aiming to abstain from use of generative AI such as ChatGPT); setting about 10 goals split between personal, creative and professional headings; updating my no-pressure 'bucket list' of things I'd love to do this year, but with the freedom to do next year if so be it; and doing all this alongside a dear friend for accountability!
📣 Oportunidades mías y de mi red
📵 It's back! Inscríbete hoy al reto "Febrero 2025 sin teléfono".
📖 Don't forget to order your copy of Restos de guerra, migración y amore por Taha Salim.
🎨 ¿Buscas arte fabuloso para regalar? Apoya a mi brillante amiga y artista Nadine aquí.
⭐️ Know someone critically-minded? I'd love to nominate them for Aspen Rising Leaders.
💻 ¿Es hora de cambiar de página web? Elíjanos, el agencia sin ánimo de lucro por un mundo más sostenible y justo.
That's it for this fortnight! As ever, please let me know your thoughts and feedback - and send anything you'd like me to include in upcoming editions this way.
