6. What's it like in your brain at the start of the new year?

What if resolutions could be fun meets any excuse for a new notebook meets HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

In this first episode of 2025:

• We explore: is the new year’s hype-to-failed-resolution cycle inevitable?
• We experiment: what if we reframed resolutions this year, and instead declaredthought thoigjtthink  what we want more of? ain!!!, mother naturmorfeiendships
• We learn: how can we get around the fear of Page 1?
• We find out: What’s! On! My Bookshelf! (A love letter to my fellow pen and notebook enthusiasts)
• And for good measure, we: give props to my girl, The Present

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My "More" Resolutions:

• More Getting Together with Friends
• More Nature Getaways
• More Trusting Myself

Notebooks Mentioned:

• Midori A6 grid
• Muji View-At-Once B5 planner
• Hobonichi A6 grid notebook
• Midori A5 dot grid
• Muji A6 dot grid
• Hobonichi A5 grid notebook
• Muji A5 dot grid

Pens Mentioned:

• Sarasa Grand Gel Pens
• Pilot Prera Fountain Pen
• Platinum Century 3776 Fountain Pen

Episodes Mentioned:

• 2. What’s it like in your brain when you’re almost done with something? (Spotify | Apple)
• 3. What’s it like in your brain when you get creative? (Spotify | Apple)
• 4. What’s it like in my brain when I design tech and automations? (Spotify | Apple)
• 5. What’s it like in your brain when Santa Claus is coming to town? (Spotify | Apple)

What are your “mores” for this year?

Tell me all about it! If you’re on Spotify, leave a comment below. Or jump into the conversation on Instagram @headtimestories.pod! If you wanna say hey to me directly, it’s @heymikli everywhere.