Assalamualaikum and hi yalls,
For the past few years, I've been subscribing to a few newsletter on my email and it's been very interesting. Not seeing myself do one anytime soon but I really do enjoy reading others. So towards the end of 2021, Elizabeth Filips (if you know Ali Abdaal she's part of his team and she's like a female version of him) has sent this template in her newsletter and I'm so intrigued to try it out as it is a fun way to sum up my 2021. I'll put up a link on the template at the end if you want to try it out too! Btw I know it's already 2022 but it's never too late to do it right? Enjoy!
Average reading time : 6-8 mins
1. How did you have fun differently in 2021?
My fun time is ✨ cleaning time ✨. Adulting real hard here I know, but it's just so therapeutic and eases my mind. I also had fun by watching random shows with my mom, and just spending time woth my family
2. How did you suffer differently in 2021?
I'm pretty bad at handling my feelings. I usually just take some time to be alone, sleep, process my feelings and cry sometimes. I rarely ever open up.
3. What people/kind of people did you spend less time with in 2021?
I spend less time with people that has no clear idea on what they're doing, or just doing things aimlessly. Not that I spent a lot of time with other people lately. But I also tend to spend less time with people who lacks awareness of what's happening at the moment. By that, I mean people who are too immersed in their smartphones and ignore people who are right in front of them.
4. What people/kind of people did you spend more time with in 2021?
My family had most of my time this year and I love it.
5. What did you feel guilty for in 2021?
I'm feel guilty to myself a lot this year because only now have I finally learned slowly about myself, meaning I realised that I haven't been taking care of my mental health that well. That needs to be fixed
6. What 3 people are you the most grateful to in 2021 and why? How can you thank them? How can you find more people like this in your life?
- My mom -she just did so much for me and she means the world to me. I have no idea how I could ever thank or repay whatever she has done for me, but I love her and I'd do whatever it takes
- People who keeps you in check -people who always reminds me stuff, tell me off if I'm doing shit wrong. I should do the same for them because sometimes I tend to just not mind someone else's business.
- People who are on time, and make an effort to be on time (or earlier). Especially when it is a planned activity, I feel like I had blocked out few hours of my day for this activity with the other person, and if the other person didn’t came on time as promised, then they’re basically just taking my time by their own free will. That’s something I definitely do not enjoy. I have no idea how to purposely find people like these, but I want to meet more of them.
7. What have you learnt about the way that you deal with uncertainty in 2021?
I dealt with it badly. I would worry aimlessly about it that it gave me so much anxiety. Definitely need to fix that. But I do think that because it's called uncertainties, doesn't mean it'll always end up bad, which is what made me worry too much. You and no one else know the outcome. So I need to not only fret over the result, and enjoy or experience the journey to it.
8. What new habits did you create in 2021? Which ones would you want to keep?
- Clean up my emails
- avoid 'hot' discussions
- compare myself to my past self, not with other people
9. Did you feel you spent enough time with your family/significant other in 2021? How would you change this in 2022?
Yes definitely. I might not be able to spend a lot of time physically with them next year, but I'll definitely catch up to them constantly
10. When you’ve felt proud of yourself in 2021, what were you doing?
I was definitely enjoying the moment and probably was doing the thing that I love, or doing something new that challenges myself
11. What things did you stop caring about in 2021?
- toxic people
- what other people think
- throwing out things that I'm not using
12. What new thing did you spend a lot of money on in 2021?
gadgets. 🤳
13. What new thing did you spend a lot of time on in 2021?
My laptop probably.
14. What do you feel you’ve gotten a lot better at in 2021?
I’ve definitely properly made some clear boundaries for myself and around myself that I definitely did not have before this. I feel that it is very important to keep reminding myself that there are stuff that I can, I should, I shouldn’t, I mustn’t or I couldn’t do, and that’s completely okay and me not being able to or not wanting to do something that others do, it’s not a bad thing. Accepting that, was a life changing step for me.
15. What did you rediscover pleasure in in 2021?
I definitely re-indulged myself in reading lots of manga and playing The Sims again. Sooooo much fun.
16. When you felt at peace this year, what were you doing?
I was probably in the living room at my house, doing my chores while watching TV, and just waiting for the time to pick my sister up from school. It’s such a small thing, but I would go back to that day, anytime.
17. What kept you up at night with excitement this year? Was it worth it? Would you want to do more of it?
The day before we had to go to the hospital and meet patients. Definitely worth it. And I’m doing more of it each and every day. Or to be exact, I might be doing it for the rest of my life, like it or not.
18. If you had to teach one thing you learnt this year (that would improve one’s quality of life) what would that be?
That ‘perfection is the enemy of good’. Because sometimes, people avoid to do things, or try out new things because they would have a feeling that they would not be good at it, and it’s not worth trying. I avoided a lot of things this year because I was scared that it would take a long time to make the thing ‘perfect’. But instead, it left me with zero results at all, which is way worse than perfect. It’s better to hand in an assignment that’s not going to get full mark rather than not submitting at all........right?
19. Which of last years goals did you not achieve? Why did you not achieve them? Will you carry them on to 2022 and if not why?
this won’t be applicable to me as I completely forgot what were my goals for 2021. So, nothing.
20. How much closer are you to your “by this age” milestones (if you have any)? Do you find yourself caring less or more about these?
I am getting closer, slowly but surely, but it’s still far ahead. I try to stop thinking about the time that I need to achieve it, but rather, just focus on whatever I am doing to reach that destination.
21. At the end of next year, if you are drastically exceeding your expectations, what would you be doing?
Maybe by the end of 2022, at that time, I would be a Notion master, had posted at least one post per month for my blog, grew our podcast listeners, be able to talk to patient confidently without hesitation, and lastly, I would probably be able to say that I love and am proud of myself.
There you have it! 21 questions to sum up 2021. I really enjoyed going through it actually. And btw you guys can hit me up in my DM's on any topic you want me to write about since I'm planning to post more regularly. Happy new 2022 guyssss !
Source/ Template Reference
Elizabeth's Annual Review 2021
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