Nine Tips to Make It Through the New Year
11.01.2024 - 22:45
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As we head into 2024, we must set ourselves up for success. Here are a few tips on how to do exactly that.
1. Declutter
The bigger the mess, the bigger the stress. Shove all your things under the bed, pick up those dirty panties that have been on the floor since October — you’re a pig, no big deal — and get rid of those crop tops you haven’t been able to fit into since high school. You can also declutter your phone by deleting unused apps. Candy Crush, the calculator app, and Tumblr have no place in 2024.
2. Create a schedule
To achieve your desired work-life balance, you must create a schedule and stick to it! For most of us, the ideal balance would include no work and complete freedom of time and movement, but striving for a 50/50 balance might be a bit more realistic.
However, it is possible to relish that perfect place of no work or responsibilities and the trick is simple: generational wealth!
3. Challenge the evolving hellscape of right-wing lunacy
Progress comes in waves, and those waves always come with pushback. It’s easy to look around at all the conservative pushback and hang your head in disbelief, but really — things aren’t that bad! It’s not like we’re forced to choose between a president with historically low approval ratings and a racist election-denying authoritarian as climate change, crony capitalism, and genocide go unchecked. That, my friends, would be a pure sci-fi dystopia.
4. Have a spa day
Pull out your favorite skin care products and apply them liberally. Enjoy a massage, or maybe run a warm bath. Try placing your head underwater to drown out the constant screaming inside your mind. Add bubbles!
5. Avoid becoming consumed by an all-encompassing void of darkness and fear
Close your eyes and try