Five Tasks to Physically and Emotionally Prepare Yourself for the New Year

The new year is coming and bringing a whole new start of a decade with it. New Years is a global celebration that brings with it a symbolic reset button, it is a time to start anew, try new strategies, and venture in ways to reinvent and continue to generate better versions of ourselves. But there is a way to solidify such an abstract concept and use the excitement and motivation to actually enable you to fulfill your goals. Here are five tasks to prepare yourself for the new year:

adevarias
3 min readDec 29, 2019

1- Clean your space.

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Home, dorm, bedroom, office; whatever affects your daily routine — clean it. Remember to recycle and be mindful of your waste, but also be mindful of the emotional loads you wish to carry over. Rid yourself of unnecessary trinkets, notes, papers, etc… Free yourself from as much physical clutter as possible, and make sure it smells nice in there.

2- Throw away old clothes/ shoes/ jewelry.

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