Year Shaming: The Toxic New Trend

Science, shame, and why I’m afraid to tell people how good 2020 has been for me

Christopher Kokoski
ILLUMINATION
Published in
4 min readDec 29, 2020

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Man hiding his face behind his hands, the featured image for year shaming article on the new toxic trend.
Photo by Andre Hunter on Unsplash

I have a dirty little secret: 2020 has been an amazing year for me.

Here's why:

  • I quit my job after 13 years to become a full-time freelancer, my dream career since I was in middle school.

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Christopher Kokoski
ILLUMINATION

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