What's 2025 about?

For the last month I've been asking everyone that I talk to what was 2024 about and what is 2025 going to be about.

For me, 2024 was about nesting in Lisbon, finding an apartment, building community, and setting up routines that make me feel good.

Hanh gave me a hilarious metaphor for my 2025 plans: laying eggs in my new nest. I want to go deeper on all of my projects and start some new ones.

Do these 5x/week

• Work out (calisthenics 2-3x + soccer/run/surf/hiit)
• No instagram before noon
• 15+ minutes studying Portuguese
• Work outside of apartment
• Send a postcard until I've sent 100 (currently at 47 as of Jan 17)

Find joyful collaboration

Have you ever worked with someone where you're both pushing each other to be the best version of yourself, learning from the other person, in flow state, making something amazing that neither of you could make alone? That's what I'm craving for 2025. Here are my strategies for finding it:

• Study existing collaboration research and famous creative partnerships
• Set up 10+ calls with potential collaborator friends
• Finish portfolio website (creates trust with collaborators)
• Write “Call for collaboration” substack, post on LinkedIn
• Consider creating a collaboration survey
• Consider working in public (tiktok) as a collaborator finder

Complete 4+ side quests

• Make big screen prints or other physical art
• Get a new tattoo
• Design and host a creative workshop
• Host a standing monthly potluck
• Organize a camping trip
• Take my apartment interior design to the next level

I'm looking forward to reviewing this note at the end of the year, I'm curious how much I'll have gotten done.