like, it’s still dark at 5pm, there are barely any sports on, still bitterly cold and austere and it hurts to go outside, but you’re not even looking forward to christmas or the new year. the new year is here, and it’s largely the same as last year. except you’re getting older.
I double down and use it as a time for reflection and self improvement. There’s nothing else going on so I might as well work out a little bit more and focus on projects that I want to accomplish. My wife and I use it to plan things for ourselves that we normally wouldn’t have to time to do during the rest of the year because of friend/family obligations. We also tend to get really into documentaries and stuff around this time, especially unexplained mysteries/true crime. There’s something about the winter that seems more liminal to us than Halloween.
Started doing this 50% in 2022, really leaned into it in 2023, and am actually looking forward to it this year.