It is 2023, finally, and I have emptied my schedule from everything that isn’t my PhD. I still occasionally do other things too, but only when I feel like it, I don’t force myself to upload on social media regularly, or play the piano everyday. If it happens, it’s a bonus. It’s not forced anymore.
So goal setting for this year consists of one huge milestone for my life: to graduate. I do want to write a book and be more consistent over here, read many books, and go back to dancing and whatnot, but my number one priority is my PhD. Last year I saw my PhD as a burden, something that doesn’t seem to end, something that went on forever. But this time I’ve taken a different approach: my PhD is a privilege. I will never have the privilege of access to so much knowledge as I do now. And for the first time in my life, I’m getting paid to think. It’s literally all I do nowadays. I read a lot, think a lot, and write a lot. And since I will be spending the next couple of months writing my PhD thesis, with my scholarship, I’ll be literally being paid to write. That’s my dream! I'm living my dream!
Although I won't be earning a living by writing fiction, I take what I can get. It’s such a privilege to be paid to read, think and write. And I am so grateful for my scholarship. Instead of thinking that I have to finish my PhD to go back to living, like I did last year, I am now able to live my life and enjoy my PhD while I’m at it.
So goal #1 is to successfully defend my thesis.
And goal #2 is something as vague as to be happy - I’m kidding... My second goal would be to introduce the habit of writing fiction again into my life because I’ve missed it.
But first, the PhD.
What are your goals for 2023? I’d love to know.
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