Pt 2: New Year, Same Me

‘Tis (still) the season! In this follow up holiday episode, Brett and John shift their rambling from the past-looking pathos of Christmas to the futile futurism of New Years—for what better cure for spending another holiday ruminating on all that we’ve lost and fallen short of than to set new resolutions to invariably regret next year; but hey, anything for some content!

• Are New Years Resolutions even helpful? Is it possible to be goal oriented without measuring our success (and worth) by what we’ve accomplished? 
• What defines a “good year?” Is there improvement to be found in focusing on the small victories rather than on life’s inevitable discomforts and our inability to avoid them?  
• How many self-help Instagram quotes does one have to read to achieve enlightenment?

As always, there are no definitive answers to be found here—though we can confirm the answer to that last one is more than a lot—it is but an exercise in overthinking out loud…festively! 

In short, if you find yourself entering a new year dreading needing to listen to this podcast again 12 months from now just to not feel alone in your perceived future shortcomings, this episode is for you—though yea, let’s face it, we’ll more than likely still be here either way. 

PS) in this episode you’ll get to witness John wreck his ‘23 resolution of not misleading anyone on the pronunciation of a philosopher’s name. Brett’s correct, Schrödinger has a hard g. Way to go, John. Year failed.

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