New Year, Same Old You?

Is something wrong with you if you didn’t have a spectacular start to the new year 2023?

Anangsha Alammyan
Curious
Published in
4 min readJan 9, 2023

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Image from the author’s Instagram.

How’s the first month of 2023 going for you?

I know there’s a lot of motivation on social media with people sharing their 2022 highlights. Rejoicing the wins of others is fantastic, but sometimes, it can get to you.

Especially when you barely managed to hold on, are recovering from a major loss, or just bid farewell to someone important.

If the endless stream of social media motivation is getting to you, please remember that what we see online reflects nothing on reality. And irrespective of how rich, happy, or successful others your age might be, it has never been a competition for whose life looks glamorous.

If the internet has made you feel this way, don’t blame yourself.

Take a break, look back on your wins of last year, however small they might be, and make the most of whatever lessons 2022 taught you.

After all, what use are lessons if we don’t apply them to our lives?

How to derive the most important lessons from 2022?

By performing an annual personal review.

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