☕Hello 2023
Weekly Playlist #36: lo-fi beats; Starbucks ASMR; study playlists; uplifting music; and more. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I wish you the very best for 2023. Thank you for reading Coffeehouse and being part of this great community. Cheers to you, amazing reader! 🥂
Now, as it is customary to ask on January 2nd… What are your new year’s resolutions?
I love this time of the year — it feels like anything is possible.
But for once, my goals are very different from the “make 10k per month” and other business-related stuff I come up with every year. Of course, growing my company is still a priority. But I recently read a book that entirely changed the way I approach things: When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi.
If you haven’t read it yet — I strongly recommend it. It’s a memoir written by a neurosurgeon who spent most of his life creating his future. He studied hard, went to med school, and worked from dusk to dawn to build his dream life. Unfortunately, his future vanished the day he got a severe form of cancer. He didn’t have much longer to live, and this book is about living when the clock starts ticking.
It was an eye-opening, heartbreaking read that made me reconsider my “goals.” What do you really want in life? What would you regret not doing, if you were to die sooner than expected?
Growing my company and becoming a showrunner are still priorities, obviously, but reconnecting with friends, having more fun, and doing things I actually enjoy on a daily basis now seem more important than anything else.
What are your 2023 resolutions? I want to hear them. Commit to your goal by sharing it with the community:
Weekly Playlist #36
This playlist features a quiet New Year’s Eve ASMR (my favorite), coffee ASMR, music, and a street walk. Enjoy!
Interesting Things
When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi — As I mentioned earlier, a life-changing book. I even bought copies to give to friends and family.
The Year of Quiet Quitting by Cal Newport in The New Yorker — I think most Gen Zers with a day job will identify with that piece. Do you?
EXPOSING my Social Media Growth Formula for 2023 — A Youtube video to inspire your 2023 growth strategy as a content creator.
Thank you for reading Coffeehouse.
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Thank you,
— Alicia