Some years ago, I decided that one of my goals for the year was to listen to a new album and watch a new movie every week. By “new,” I mean new to me.
I used a pretty rough system to keep track of my goal. I had a planner with a sticky note that looked a bit like this:
| □ Movie □ Album □ Other misc. goals |
I would use a pencil every week to check off when I had watched a movie or listened to an album. When the week ended, I would move the sticky note to the next week’s page and erase the checkmarks. Again, this was a pretty rough system, but it was just to keep myself accountable week by week. Overall, I feel like I was successful. I was able to discover a lot of great albums and watch some pretty cool movies!
This year I want to try this goal again: to watch a movie and listen to an album every week. However, I want to add one more goal: to read a book per week.
I know this is a challenging goal, and I want to enjoy myself without letting the goal feel like a chore. Therefore, to make this goal more achievable, I will make an effort to achieve at least one of the 3 parts of the goal each week.
I will post my review(s) of the albums/movies/books I consume weekly using a 5-star rating system.
- 1 star = I did not enjoy it at all and I do not recommend.
- 2 stars = I did not enjoy it, but I didn’t hate it completely! (For albums, this could mean I enjoyed at least one song.)
- 3 starts = Meh. Not great, but also not bad. (For movies, this could mean that I would be willing to watch it again.)
- 4 stars = Great, but not perfect! I would recommend it to others.
- 5 = Perfection! I would definitely recommend to others. (If it’s an album, I will probably have it on repeat for the rest of the year.)
Keep in mind that I do not consider myself an expert in any of the kinds of media that I will review. I will also choose what I consume weekly sort of at random, but I’m open to recommendations!
If you’re curious about my qualifications, I am a high school teacher, and I have an MA in English and a BA in Spanish. I am definitely a bit rusty when it comes to writing essays analyzing media, but I will try my best to express my opinions in this blog!
I hope you will follow my journey and I hope it inspires you to also discover at least one new thing every week!
One Per Week 
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