From 2012 to 2013: remember this, for that

[wishfulclicking]

I'm going to try and dodge the Resolution bullet by acknowledging some things that I hope to carry over to the new year:

Dropping things I don't like is okay. I used to be such a completist about finishing things I started when it came to shows or movies. I still hate leaving fandoms, and I don't like it when I can't contribute to conversations about shows I used to follow, but when something makes me more irritated than anything else, it's time to let it go.

Piece by piece and I can get stuff done. This year was a bust for me finishing fests I signed up for except for Yuletide. I am disappointed that I didn't meet my reading or writing goal but I feel better about 2013. I did finish and post a story that was received well enough, I met a deadline!

Subjective things are subjective This seems obvious, but I follow a lot of sites that review films and tv and books and sometimes I see opinions that just leave me baffled; but if I stopped listening to everyone who disagrees with me I would have no one to read. A good piece of criticism can open me to things I hadn't picked up on, or contexts I weren't aware of, and even if I don't agree with the conclusion, the journey can be a fun read.

Specifically fandom stuff: I dropped Glee completely; fell out with OUAT then jumped right back in with the second season (Aurora/Mulan!!!), fell less in love with Teen Wolf (though I am hoping for a resurgence with the new season), bypassed the major movie fandoms even though I saw the films, fell deeper into The Walking Dead, mourned Community.

I'm probably missing stuff, but oh well.

Comments

[torachan]

I am much less of a completist than I used to be, but it's definitely still something I struggle with. :(

[wishfulclicking]

It is still a struggle for me as well, and this is a lesson I've started having to learn after Heroes fell off and I stayed until the bitter end, even though I hated about 80% of everything and this had been a growing feeling that I ignored or swore would get better. This was before I used to even read show creators' interviews.

It's even rougher for me with movies because it's only like 2 hours and it could get better but I have such an extensive list of things to watch that I am trying to feel better about dropping films just to get to the ones I really do want to watch.

I do hope you get better with your completist struggles.

[eggcrack]

These are all good things to learn. The second one is something I tend to have trouble with ("if something takes me time it means I'm bad!!"), but hopefully it will ingrain this year.

I hope 2013 will be good to you!

[wishfulclicking]

Thank you! I hope 2013 is good for you as well.

The second one is one of the hardest; I can easily fall prey to not finishing something if it doesn't come easy enough, especially if others seem to have an easier time doing it.