Aspirations

In next week’s newsletter I’m planning to share some of my aspirations for the new year.

We don’t require milestones to make positive changes in our lives, but pivots do tend to be perceptually more attainable just after birthdays, holidays, or other calendar-related reshufflings.

And I’d love to share some of your aspirations alongside mine.

I tend to be inspired by other people’s ambitions and goals, and I suspect other readers of this newsletter would likewise enjoy hearing what you’re planning to get up to, next.

So if you’re keen to share, please respond to this email with a few sentences or less about your intentions for 2022 and any quick, supplementary details about those intentions (why, how, resources, etc) that might spark interest and enthusiasm in folks who read them.

Also: I’ll share first names and locations (city, country) of submitters—so please include that info along with your response :)

Select, recent works from across my project portfolio.

Aspiring Generalist: Jealousy List

Brain Lenses: Kama Muta

I Will Read To You: One Night

Let’s Know Things: Livestream Shopping

Curiosity Weekly: Dec 14, 2021

One Sentence News: Dec 15, 2021 (podcast version)

Some things to click (I curate & share similar links weekly via Curiosity Weekly and daily on Twitter):

If I were to livestream a writing work session—just a video feed of me writing, with a little chat-box, and we’d have a 30-minute or maybe 60-minute period of just focused, creative work, together online—would that be of interest to anyone?

I’ve been looking into livestreaming tech and software, and it seems like useful stuff to know about, especially if I ever want to shift some of my speaking activities (which haven’t been feasible or prudent in person for probably obvious reasons for nearly two years now) online.

Much of this space is oriented toward people live-gaming (on Twitch and YouTube and similar platforms), but I feel like there could be other useful purposes for it as well, like the aforementioned live-writing, maybe even live-cozy-activities (like sitting around reading); things that allow me to fiddle with the tech and learn how to use it while also providing some kind of value on the other end, for those who participate.

Let me know if you have any thoughts on this. I’m still tossing it around in my mind and trying to decide if it would be worth the investment of time and energy, and any insights or ideas related to the topic would be very much appreciated!

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