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2021 One-Hit Wonder Goals

I have a hard time coming up with long-term goals to follow through with because it feels like they are the same year after year. Lose weight. Spend less time on my phone. Read X number of books. Spend more time on my religious studies. This year, I’m coming up with a list of “one-hit wonder” goals, goals that you do once and then move on to the next one on the list.

Here are a few I’ve come up with. Leave me your suggestions in the comments!

  • Discover a new podcast
  • Cook something new
  • Read a new book genre
  • Join a club
  • Play a new game (can be a video game or board game)
  • Listen to an audiobook
  • Complete an online course in a subject that interests you but has nothing to do with your day job
  • Write a short story
  • Read a “classic”
  • Eat at a new restaurant (take-out counts)
  • Learn an origami fold
  • Watch a movie without knowing what it’s about (judge it by the movie poster or title)
  • Support a Patreon account
  • Declutter a room in your house 
  • Record a video journal of a happy memory
  • Make a “happy memories” scrapbook
  • Do a craft (sew something, glue something, I don’t care)
  • Celebrate an obscure holiday 
  • Clean off your phone of all unused apps
  • Stay off social media for one day
  • Watch a show you enjoyed as a child
  • Run or walk a 5k
  • Find one thing in your house that needs fixing and fix it
  • Volunteer your time for a charity
  • Read fan-fiction
  • Take an exercise class
  • Visit your local library

What are some one-hit wonders that you want to tackle?

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This post was last modified on December 28, 2020 2:49 pm

Dakster Sullivan

Dakster Sullivan is a network administrator by day and a cosplayer by night. They love discovering new books to read, tech to play with, and ways to express themselves. They have anxiety and depression and strives to educate others about these invisible illnesses.

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