We are already staring down the barrel of 2027, and the familiar collective script is beginning to play out. You know the routine: “2026 was chaotic. It was supposed to be different from 2025 and the lost COVID years, but life got in the way. Next year will be my year. January 1st is when everything changes.” Stop lying to yourself.

The belief that a flip of the calendar magically clears your slate is the biggest illusion in modern productivity. Waiting for "the right time" to fix your health, launch your project, or build a new life is just procrastination in disguise.

Kill the perfectionist mindset

I come from a very gossipy, perfectionist society, where if you spend a million dollars on a wedding, people will criticize the tie of the waiter who was serving the food. We are humans; imperfectionism is in our blood! Every rose has thorns, yet it smells amazing Every night brings deep shadow, yet it reveals the brightness of the stars Every ocean has rough waves, yet it holds wonders If you cannot run, then walk, if you cannot walk, then crawl... You will have an umatchable satisfaction in the pursue of whatver you are thirsty for

The three questions I now ask