45 days in on 2025

So far this year, I’m halfway through this whole Essentialism thing. It’s been good for me.

Now your turn. 45-day check-in time: How’s your 2025 going?

You probably had some ideas about what you’d get started on this year. Did you start?

If so, right on! If not, at this point don’t bother.

Next question. Do you have time already blocked out in your calendar next week to see it forward?

If so, go you! If not, might you like to stop scrolling through the internet and make some right now?

Point is, if you had something that was important to you that you wanted to start and you didn’t yet, or you did start but you don’t have time set aside to continue it and you’re not going to make any right this minute, then I have a humble suggestion:

GIVE IT UP

It’s okay, really. Now is a fantastic time to let yourself off the hook. The world moves too fast to “kind-of-maybe” hold on to anything. Either you now have evidence that you’re actually doing whatever you’d said you’d be doing …or by now you have sufficient evidence that you are not.

We all have stuff like this! Man, the last 45 days have shown me just how much.

But no shame or guilt is needed. It’s as simple (and as difficult) as changing one’s mind.