How I’m going to learn languages in 2023 — In 2022, I set quarterly language goals. I found that setting goals in my target languages that had smaller time-frames provided me with greater focus and direction when it came to studying. I want to be able to track my progress and see how well I’m doing throughout 2023 and…

How I plan to read more in 2023 — In 2022, I tracked my reading for the first time. My chief goal for 2022 was a number book goal. However, I found that to be unhelpful for increasing my reading enjoyment. I have decided to track my reading again in 2023, but in a different way. To make sure…

How I’m planning, tracking, and reflecting in 2023. — In 2023, I want to reinvent my planning routine. My life has changed significantly in recent years and my previous planning systems are not working to help me reach my full potential. After careful consideration and spending all of December testing different methods, I have chosen to use three main…

My reading experience in 2022. — At the beginning of 2022, I decided to track my reading for the first time in my life. I thought that the easiest way to do that was to set a goal of the number of books that I wanted to read. I set the goal of reading 100 books…

My thoughts on queer representation in Western media — Hi. I’m 25 years old. I’m queer. And I’ve never seen The L Word. Avoid picking up your pitchforks just yet, because I’ve started watching The L Word: Generation Q (albeit 3 years late). …

The case for not niching down. — In the past year, I’ve read a lot of advice about how to make a living writing online. One particular piece of advice that I have read time and time again is to “niche down”, ie. choose a very specific topic, become an expert in that topic, and only write…

From an Australian who doesn’t like Australian books. — For those who do not know, I am Australian. Most of the time, I don’t like Australian literature. However, there are few diamonds in the rough that i wanted to share. Here is a list of some of my favourite books written by Australian authors: The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough Honestly, this is a classic…

My productivity system for 2023 — It’s coming to the end of another year. That means that it’s time for all Type-A planners to think about next year’s planning system. Personally, I’m feeling conflicted about my system for next year. …

How I’m feeling after 10 days. — For those who don’t know, November is National Novel Writing Month, shortened to NaNoWriMo. The aim is to write 50,000 words for a single project. A.K.A. the aim is to write an entire draft of a novel. Many people, myself included, dream of writing an entire novel and NaNoWriMo provides…