Four Things I Learned This Year: Explained in Comics

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Where does my mind go at the end of the year? Instead of new year’s resolutions I know I won’t follow through, I like to reflect on what happened this year and what I have learned from it.

Here are four things I learned this year, presented in a countdown fashion, from funny to more serious lessons. And each lesson is accompanied by my comics that were most liked on social media this year.

4. Olympics can be fun even when you don’t care about them

As a fairly non-sporty person, I didn’t even know the Olympics were happening in 2024 until all the memes started. And oh boy, did they deliver. From the gearless Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec to the sloppy moves of Raygun, I laughed my heart out and I would be lying if I didn’t admit these were my favorite Olympics ever.

With the Olympics being the meme highlight of the summer, I also wanted to join in on the social media craze. And I did it the only way I know how: By imagining how my neurodivergent clumsy ass would do at the Olympics. The result was the following comic.

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