My Goals for 2026
We are about two weeks into 2026, and it feels like this year has already gone on for months.
Last year I created a list of things I wanted to focus on for 2025, and by the looks of my list for 2026 not much has changed.
I would like my goals for this year to be more specific rather than lofty ideals, but the concepts remain the same.
Watch More Movies
This one is pretty straight forward. I’m a big fan of movies, but have had trouble on occasion making time for them. I’d not only like to go to the Cinemas more this year, but also dedicate more weekend time to watching movies. I usually tend to fill my Home viewing with Youtube, or the occasional TV show. On Friday and Saturdays nights, this means that if there is nothing new on Youtube that I actually want to watch, the time is filled with filler content. I’d like to dedicate this time instead to something more intentional.
I created a Letterboxd Account early last year and have enjoyed the process of logging the movies and looking back on what I have watched.
This also kind of pointed out how little movies I had been watching.
Save Money
2024/2025 was an expensive year for good reasons. But it kind of showed how for the last 5 or so years I had been maintaining a bank balance rather than increasing it. I want to try and get my savings back up. This was something I was focused on last year, but I would like to improve the effort.
whether by spending less money (obviously), but also increasing how much money gets transferred to my savings account.
I had a savings goal last year which I would have hit but sometimes there is the reason to have savings.
Work on more Projects
I pick up hobbies very quickly. With that generally tends to come more projects. I want to create more Designs for my 3d Printer. At the moment I have just been using Microsoft 3D Builder, because it was easy to figure out. I would like to learn more in-depth software. I have music projects that I want to progress. Last year I bought an Audio Interface which I have barely used. I want to make more videos for Youtube. The list goes on, if only I had a consolidated one.
Make More Art
I want to draw more. I want to paint more. I want to start taking photos again.
Write my Book
I have had the idea, plot and pretty much everything else worked out in my head for years. Just put some words down, keep going until its done.
Then work on the next one.
Do/Have More Experiences
Whether it is something like an Escape Room, a Hobby Class or visiting a Museum or some other attractions.
I want to do more and I want to document them better.
Wishlists and Watchlists
The Burden of Choice is real. It’s easy to know if you either want something or If you want to consume something. The problem is when.
In September last year I took two International Flights, both around 14 hours. The planes had 100s of movies and TV shows to choose from.
Before Take off I browsed the selection and chose around 8 movies I would like to watch and added them to my Watchlist. Once we were in the Air, having that Watchlist made the anxiety of picking from all the movies easier. As soon as one movie ended I was able to select from my small list watch to watch next. By building a watch list for shopping or streaming, it should mean less time going through countless catalogues and more time enjoying.
Catalogue, Consolidate, Curate
Whether you have too much stuff or not is determined by how you are able to store or display it.
I own a lot of Media (CDs, DVDs, BluRays, Video Games, Books). I would like to be able to know what I have, and not have appear messy.
The same goes for collections. Everyone should collect something. Something that you keep an eye out for. The collections should be curated though.
I don’t mean only keep the best of the best in a tiny collection. I mean have pride in how you display them. The difference in how people perceive mess is how it’s organised. I bought a bunch of storage sleeves for both my Comics and my Records. I’d like to make try and make the space I live in less chaotic.
