my 2022 failures
Inspired by this video by Dr Elliot Carthy, a psychologist making videos about mental health from the lens of movies and films and generally just being transparent, I decided to list a few of my own fails of 2022 in no particular order:
- getting really bad at concentration and task management at home.
- spending a bit too much on music gigs; sometimes FOMO related, sometimes as a way to escape.
- coasting at work until I decided to give myself a kick up the arse.
- mishandling a romantic relationship leading to a breakup.
- I did learn from this but looking back I do regret how I handled it at the time (related to dealing with conflict and uncertainty).
- more a reflection on a need to do more self-growth and reflection more than anything else.
- not committing to guitar playing as much as I thought I would have.
- not coding as much as I would have liked to (or should have).
- a few dozen unfinished personal projects that remain in limbo.
- being a bit indecisive on home ownership. I missed out on a great unit that I was just too slow to make an offer on.
- spending 8 hours in a shopping center only to be surprised with the parking fee at the end.
- still giving too much of a damn of what others think of me. This year was much, much better though.
- spiralling on thoughts of the things I have or never achieved in my 20s that others got to experience.