2025 aspirations
I'm trying something new for 2025. Instead of having discreet things I want to achieve, I am going to simply give things a go.
The idea is that often, things I have set in my head that I want to try to do can't really be fleshed out until I actually try them out. This can involve the preparation, the initial training stages, or a mini version of the aspiration.
This way, as long as I make some changes to get somewhere there for the things I have an interest and passion in, I will be happy knowing I am closer to it. And, if it turns out that it's not for me, I can move onto something else and not worry about abandoning a goal I had planned out.
Here we go:
adventure & outdoors
- do a trail run
- attend an international music festival
- multi day hike
- finally run a marathon after failing last year due to an injury
creative projects
- develop my own film
- a themed photo project that runs the span of a few weeks or months
- film band videos for local bands
- make a zine and/or photoessay
music & performance
- pick up the electric guitar again
- learn to metal scream
personal growth
- more cooking!
- try to go smartphone-less (or develop a strategy to artificially limit usage when out)
- do a week long holiday with parents somewhere
I decided to also quickly table these out with some metrics to help me prioritise. With 1 being lowest and 5 being highest.
| Category | Difficulty (1-5) | Time Investment (1-5) | Cost Factor (1-5) | Personal Fulfillment (1-5) | Social Fulfillment (1-5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure & Outdoors | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Creative Projects | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Music & Performance | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Personal Growth | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Further averaging these out, I should focus on adventure & outdoors and personal growth aspirations. Though I feel like creative projects is what really makes me happy, energy towards that shouldn't be higher than the other two.
| Category | Average Score |
|---|---|
| Adventure & Outdoors | 4.0 |
| Personal Growth | 3.6 |
| Creative Projects | 3.4 |
| Music & Performance | 3.0 |