2023 recap - growth, books, music
self-improvement journey, goodreads challenge, spotify wrapped
Hi everyone! Welcome / welcome back :)
This week’s recap: I had a final on Thursday this week. One down, two more to go!
2023 Recap
Books (Goodreads)
I set my target to 20 books for 2023 even though I read 53 books in 2022 cause I knew I was going to be wayyyyyyy busier in 2023. I’m very proud of myself for reading 20 books :D
Music (Spotify)
I expected my top 3 artists. But I definitely didn’t expect blackbear to be fourth.
For top songs, I was shocked at first but looking back at it, it makes sense. I think I listened to different things every month, but these 5 were constantly played.
Growth & Improvement
A lot happened in 2023. So much changed, I think 2022 me would be shocked.
I started a new course and finished a year of it. I studied engineering for one semester in 2022, something I worked towards since I was a freshman in high school. But, I ended up not liking it and switching to actuarial science at another university in 2023, and now I’m done with my first year. (Ok well, two final exams away from being done)
I joined 3 club / association committees. I wasn’t active in school. I didn’t participate in anything that wasn’t compulsory. But, this year I decided to be more active to get out of my comfort zone and improve my résumé
My mindset towards grades changed a lot. I used to think grades are everything. But, now I don’t think grades are that important. Grades just need to be decent enough since I don’t plan on pursuing a PhD, and soft skills are more important to secure a good job
I’m becoming a more positive and relaxed person. I used to be tense and stressed all the time cause everything had to be perfect, which is probably why I didn’t do or try anything, I wanted to make sure I was good at everything I did. But now, I’m letting loose and enjoy things even if I’m bad at it
I’ll talk about my 2024 goal setting next week
That’s all for this week, have a great week ahead!
- Grace :)
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