Read my realizations from my time off social media, none of which were ground breaking but were good to experience for myself. Also, I polled some friends online about tricks and habits they have to help themselves maintain a healthier relationship with socials

I’m in the process of revamping some of the work/services that I offer. A few times in my website copy it says “I’ve always wanted to help people” which is true and as I spent some time thinking about what exactly that means to me a memory came to mind. 

In 2024 I had the goal of reading more books. I set out to read one book per month, I did not read 12 books last year but I did read “more” than I have in the last few years (besides an infinite number of children’s books) so I still see it as a win.

And in case you are looking for some books to read, here is what I read last year, organized by genre/topic.

As someone who works with service providers and solopreneurs I’m always pretty keenly aware of my experience as a customer and am constantly making notes on things that stand out, whether they are positive or negative.

Helpful reminders no matter what industry you work in.

(and is actually good advice for any relationship)

There is plenty of ugliness in the world and it’s easy enough to be overwhelmed and feel helpless in the face of it. It can be so overwhelming in fact that we harden or numb ourselves to it because it’s uncomfortable to face and be affected by it all.

I’m no stranger to anxiety; a model/framework that made sense of all of that for me.

I've been raving about this movie for about a year and this is (part of) the reason why. Generally speaking it follows a typical hero story arc but there is a depth to it that I think comes from the way they make the implicit explicit. Through the soundtrack alone you can find more helpful guidance than a lot of saccharine-self-help crap you see online.