Did we think we would still be here at this time last year? Maybe, maybe not.
But as the new year looms, Redditor ibm322 challenged our predictions and asked:
"What is something you are pretty sure is going to happen in 2022?"
Personal goals are explored.
Where There's A Will...
"I'm losing 75 lbs. Its gonna happen, I'm taking my life back."
"EDIT: As a guy who has struggled with weight all their life. Struggled and battled an eating disorder for 11 years. Thank you all for the support and messages. Much love."
– Kaiguy123
Better Health
"I will beat stage IV cancer -.* knocks on wood *"
– lookingforinfo897
Role Reversal
"I won't have to listen to whatever the f'k my upstairs neighbor is doing 24/7 because I'm moving and then I'LL be the upstairs neighbor doing weird sh*t 24/7."
– space_moron
Fighting For Mom
"My mom being cancer free."
"Been on Chemo for 7-8 weeks. Has another 8 weeks, then surgery, then radiation."
"Tumor had already shrunk by 50% or so. Outlook is very good."
"F'k Cancer."
– NotJackDorsey
Predictions or déjà vu? You decide.
A Familiar Pattern
"Disney will announce another remake of a classic movie which will ultimately be far worse then the original."
– bradbrazer
Heated Momentum
"Politics in the US will start ramping up in the summer since it is an election year."
– rich4pres
Movie Plot
"Kim jong un is gonna die and come back to life AGAIN."
– jumpedoffaplane
Streaming Is Not Forever
"Netflix will cancel a series too soon."
– PinkSweetGhost
"Still pissed about the cancellation of 'I'm not okay with this.'"
– Zombie-Redshirt
"Still get a bit of heartbreak when I see an actor from GLOW show up in something else."
"'Promising Young Woman' was especially rough in this respect,"
– sniper91
Clues from the past can dictate the future.
Still Awake
"Someone will post a Why Are You Still Up question here."
– Polite_Scoundrel
Numerology Game
"22/2/22 22:22:22 will occur."
– chef_jeff_likes_yeet
"Ah yes, Twosday."
– SuddenVelocity
What's The Name Of The Game?
"we’re learning the rest of the greek alphabet."
– xpgx
"If you lived in Florida in the past during hurricane season you already got a beginners course in the Greek alphabet."
– BlueJeanMistress
"They’ll start naming COVID-19 variants with people’s names."
“Annie is hospitalizing thousands and killing 2,000 a day in the south.”
– SnarkLobster
Incomplete Saga
"After a grueling twelve months of hard work, George R. R. Martin will type up another three pages of Winds of Winter."
– NowAcceptingBitcoin
Place your bets, everyone. 2022 is already looking to be a bumpy ride.
While patterns and trends are bound to repeat themselves, I'm optimistic that positive changes are brewing on the horizon.
Because if we don't have hope for brighter futures, what's the point of all of this, amirite?
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New year, new me! Time to keep up with those resolutions and make this year YOUR year! That is, unless you've already messed up. Resolutions are meant to be broken, right? Oh well, maybe 2021 will be your year instead. Here are some of the best f*ck-ups of this year, courtesy of Reddit.
u/RandomnessInc asked: How did you already f*ck up 2020?
That really sucks.
I lost my job 3 days in. Good news is the job market is picking back up!
150 million dollar per year company went through restructuring and decided they needed to cut expenses and my job was eliminated.
Provides some peace of mind that it wasn't based on performance but still doesn't take the sting away, especially with a family to feed!
Nothing like a good ol' heartbreak.
GiphyI let the woman I like lose her interest in me...
That's not on you, that's on them. Don't self reflect negatively just because of someone else's validation. There are so many out there who would like you for you.
Oh NO.
My resolution was 52 books in 52 weeks. I'm halfway through book 1.I don't know if I could do a book a week, so good on you.
I tend to put myself at a page a minute for enjoyable reading (if my mind doesn't wander) and much longer for textbooks so I think it might have to be dirty limericks for most of the reading list if I wanted to make 52 in a year.
That's not your fault.
My uncle died to blood cancer.
Damn, that sucks. You and your family have my best wishes.
Relatable.
GiphySpent $50 promoting a tweet. Yeah, that was pretty useless.
Unless you're a big brand, promoting sh*t on social media is pretty much useless. Unless you just want Likes, which are also worthless if you haven't figured that out yet.
That's not allowed.
Possibly getting evicted for being 4 days late on my rent. NEVER been late before. I have 2 small kids.
That's sh*tty of the boss.
I got fired just before Christmas for something out of my control (work truck +summer tires +freezing rain =ditch) but my boss said he'd give me a good reference, applied to a new job. Turns out, not a good reference.
Meanwhile, wife just got pregnant with our first (thinking I had a stable job) bought a new car. So since Jan 1, bought a new car, found out I'm gonna be a dad and used a sh*tty reference to destroy a new job opportunity.
Keep trying!
While drinking on New Years Eve, I vowed to stop drinking in 2020. Clock hit 12, and I drank until 3 am.
This is true.
Got in a bit of a depression hole after some rough news and didn't stick to my training program for the race I'm running in April the first few days of the month. Felt like I'd made a New Years resolution and failed to keep it. Was extremely tempted to give up altogether, and managed not to; I've made it to HIIT cross training for the past two days and exceeded my goals!
Progress ain't linear, folks.
Oops.
GiphyWanted to replace my Phone battery. In the process of opening the back with a heat gun I accidentally cut the wire to the side buttons. 400€ mistake :(
I'm gonna cry.
The family dog was put to sleep due to age-related health issues (she was 12 years old, which is a good age for a Great Pyrenees). I've been falling on old destructive patterns instead of letting myself grieve.
A bad cycle.
The anxiety and fear of failing classes causing me to have multiple panic attacks during said classes which put me behind in the class. A horrible cycle. I can only pray for everything to work out and for me to do well.
The kitty makes up for it.
GiphyBroke a laptop charger, cried 17 times already, lost a weeks worth of a Geometry dash level.
But I got a kitten and his name is Hux and he is very cute so all is good.
Ouch!
My brother just recovered from breaking his arm in October. He played football and split his knee cap in half. He had surgery yesterday and he's been in the hospital for 5 days now.
He lasted one week into 2020 and crippled himself for the next 4 months.
Good sh*t.
The New Horizons spacecraft getting within a few thousand miles of Pluto and transmitting clear pictures of Pluto back to Earth.
Scientists seeing the detailed picture for the first time.
Insanity.
GiphyThe first photo of a black hole.
Right!? Growing up getting told this is something you can't see but it can destroy galaxies, then to end up being the first generation of people to actually see these things? Insanity.
A true miracle.
Ozzy lived through it.
Or Keith Richards. Just further proof he harvests the souls of celebrities who have died this decade.
Get it together, Apple.
Evolution of the mobile phone.
In only a couple years the focus went from being small, to thin, to big, and now to a flat bar of soap CAN YOU STOP REMOVING ALL THE F*CKING PORTS, APPLE.
Definitely.
GiphyThe explosion of Social Media.
Good answer. In Stockholm where I live pretty much all people my age had already had Facebook since around 2007-2008, and some also imported iPhones, but things really exploded around 2010 when suddenly over the course of a few months everyone got a smartphone.
So maybe smart phones had been an even better answer. Everyone having a computer in their pockets is pretty crazy when you think about it.
The sad truth.
If you had told anyone in either country that Donald Trump would be the president of the US and Boris Johnson would be the prime minister of the UK, they would have laughed at you.
How does this happen?
We lost a f*cking plane and still haven't found it!!!!
Amelia Earhart: "Am I a joke to you?"
Now I gotta wash my mouth out with soap.
GiphyIdk if you guys remember but people started f*cking eating soap for fame.
The reality of it was that the "Tide Pod Challenge" was never a challenge and it was basically only very small kids who thought it was candy, and old people, who ate it.
But it didn't stop the media from blowing it out of proportion and making DAE STOOPID MILLUHNUHLZ??? xDDDD jokes.
New year, new attitude. And we have some advice on how to accomplish that.
Redditor u/TheReyzer asked, "What are the rules to live a happy life?" While there's no correct way to be happy, many people offered up some sage advice and revealed their personal methods for staying in higher spirits. It's been a long year and an even longer decade. It's a good idea to clean house of some negativity and start the new decade with a brighter outlook.
10. Don't worry about what other people buy
"Stop comparing yourself to others. All because someone got a new car doesn't mean you need to get a new car too. This goes for other stuff too, I just used cars as a example."
9. Be happy for others instead of getting jealous
"Be kinder to yourself, and happy for others.
Instead of beating yourself up over not being able to afford the things some else have, say to yourself, 'l'm proud of what I've accomplished, and I'm happy for them for accomplishing what they have.'
Realize that someone else's accomplishment does not affect your worth."
8. Fake it til you make it
"When someone asks me 'How's it going?' I respond with, 'You know, I'm doing so great I can't even stand it.'
It throws them off so much. Lots of laughs and 'I love that!' in return. Even if I'm not having the best day, it's partially a fake-it-till-you-make-it mentality. And it passes cheer to the person asking a mundane question."
7. Always learn
Giphy"I will lump this with the best wisdom my father taught me:
Always seek knowledge, the minute you stop learning, you start dying.
Learn when to hold onto something, and when to let go.
The world is yours so long as you're willing to put in the work that earns it."
6. Listen to Terry
"I once heard Terry Crews say 'there is no way to happiness, happiness is the way' and that really resonated with me. I took it to mean, take every opportunity you can, treat every day as a blessing and enjoy the little things, and it's helped make some bad days brighter
5. Try to smile more
"Practice smiling more in conversation, people will see this and find you more friendly, and you will have people nicer being nicer to you, and it'll make you feel good too. Also, meditate, just 10 minutes a day can help you focus on things better, have more control of your mind, and can help relieve stress. Another thing, whatever that thing you've always wanted to do, do it; if you've wanted to start a hobby and don't have any, try it out, and if it doesn't work look for another hobby until you find one that you enjoy."
4. Be generous to your community
"Always give back to the community. As much as you can."
3. Don't take things so personally
"My top rule for living a happy life is just to always assume the best of others. By which I mean, if somebody doesn't invite you to event (or whatever), it's almost always easier to assume that they had good intentions and just forgot etc. It's sort of like innocent until proven guilty and it saves so much time feeling angry or upset at somebody."
1. Bad days are okay
Giphy"Realize that it's okay for not every day to be sunshine and rainbows. Some days are going to be sad, painful, or mentally and physically exhausting. It can be incredibly difficult to get through these days, but they are an important part of life.
It's okay to feel sad. Take your time, and when you're ready, take another step forward. When you take enough small steps in the right direction, you're sure to come to a better place, some day."
Counting pennies....
GiphyProbably not paying too much attention to my car, and I let a thing get worse and worse, and I ended up having to fix it for $2.3k, which depleted most of my savings and set me back economically quite a bit. ImInJeopardy
Legs....
Getting into a car accident that cost me my legs tops any regret I've ever had. Reddit
I am a fairly recent amputee, (right AK). It is an understatement to say that it is a huge life adjustment. I've heard that it isn't twice as hard to be a bilateral amputee - it is 10 times as hard. WEugeneSmith
September of 2018....
Things got hard with the man that I love and instead of stepping up I ran. I did this in September of 2018. I'll carry the regret with me into 2020. savvy-skyy
I ran twice. The first time was when I first met my husband. The second time I ran was because I was having an emotional breakdown and didn't know what to do. I ran and for four months I lived with friends. I finally came out of the fog and depression and ran home. That was 3 and a half years ago and we are stronger than ever. Sometimes running back is ok. My husband and i used to fight all the time because i was trying to push him away and never felt good enough for love. It's been really rough but now it's amazing. AngelFears1676
Off the Rails....
Going off my medication. I'm ridiculously manic. LonelyPauperLonelyPauper
Went off my meds in September. Can't remember why. Been super suicidal since, 0/10 would not recommend. iplaytoomuchdnd
Sooner than Later...
Not standing up for my free time sooner. Just because I don't have kids doesn't make my time any less valuable. 291000610478021291000610478021
Sometimes you just gotta say no. Had a friend of my aunt who wanted massive amounts of junk hauled away, for free. Heavy junk. She said I was the only person who could do it because I had a pickup truck and no kids so I'd have time. She had sons and grandsons close by, but they had already hauled away the good stuff. I declined and made no excuses. If she were alone in the world, I'd have gone. But I'm not wasting my day off hauling away the junk deemed worthless by her kinfolk who live two minutes away. LiquidSoCratesLiquidSoCrates
911....
Taking as long as I did to get help with my mental health. I'm so glad I did, but hell, I should have done so six months earlier. SufficientAnonymity
Mental illness is like living in a huge mansion with loads of windows. Each week a window closes. It gets dark so slowly you don't realize you are living in darkness. Lard_Baron
GPA Drop....
Not putting more effort into school work. GPA dropped.... drlqnr
Same. I was just thinking my answer would have been doing better in my first Calculus class. I let a bunch of other stuff take priority and it took me from a 3.85 to around a 2. BrandlockshearBrandlockshear
'weight loss journey'
Not trying to lose weight sooner. I started my 'weight loss journey' in August and I've dropped 41lbs since. If I started at the beginning of the year like I intended to, I'd probably have lost the entire 80 lbs instead of only being halfway. itsashleyjohn
Today is a new day.
GiphyEnding my gym membership in January and not exercising the whole year. After putting on 25 pounds, I decided to join the gym again recently. DeathSpiral321
Today is a new day. You made a start, took the first step. Look at every day as a day where you can do something, no matter how small, and pretty soon you will see a difference in how you feel and then how you look and then how you feel about yourself. It is just a series of tiny choices you make each day and you CAN do it. Before you think I am blowing smoke up your butt, I have lost 65 lbs in the last 4 years by just making small efforts each day. Some days were good, some were bad and some were great. But every small step I took have added up from being 228 lbs to being 163 this morning. Not yet at my goal, but I know I can do it. And so can you. ExGomiGirl
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