A Post of Accountability
Happy 2023. I've wanted to start this for a while now, but we all know how life gets in the way. Endless piles of shit that seemingly grow every time you think about them. You can never quite keep up with the growth rate, leaving all the little things you wanted to do for so long trapped at the bottom. I finally got myself a shovel and started digging to the bottom of a shit pile, leading me to this very blog post. Welcome… welcome to the bottom of my shit pile.
Those who know me might know that I abhor New Year's resolutions of any kind. They're often a stupid excuse to fake motivation for long enough until you give up and start the cycle again next year. So, instead of resolutions, I set myself specific and measurable goals (SMART goals for the zero people who care) that I can strive to check off a list by the end of every year. You guessed it, on that list this year is to publish at least one monthly blog post. Twelve posts, I like to think, should be manageable. They will contain whatever is on my mind and don't have to be any particular length—simply public and published will suffice to meet my goal. To inaugurate my twelve-month adventure, I decided an accountability post would be in order.
This accountability post isn't for you to keep me accountable for anything; it's for me to keep myself accountable. For me, robust intrinsic accountability will outperform extrinsic pressure ten times out of ten. I don't care about what you think I should or want me to do. I care about what I think I should do. I care about my own goals and aspirations to a significant enough degree that internal rifts are created when I don't put forth the effort to achieve them. By publishing this first little post, I have started one of my goals, and if I can't put something together every month, I'll be nothing short of pissed at myself come 2024.
In the sea of my pessimistic mind, I'd like to end this off on a relatively positive note. I genuinely do believe that 2023 holds much to look forward to. I start my new semester this week, take the MCAT in a few months, and continue to navigate my pseudo-adult life in Boston. May every day provide a unique learning experience and bring me closer to the person I want to be.
With that, I'll see you in Feb.