Dear Reader,
It’s that time of year again.
Spotify Wrapped landed in my inbox. ChatGPT sent me my usage stats. YouTube curated my most‑watched moments. Even Google Photos stitched together a highlight reel.
And honestly? I loved all of it.
But something bothered me.
Every single “Wrapped” I received was positive. Celebratory. Affirming.
Not one platform told me:
“You spent 47 hours on content that added zero value.”
“Your productivity crashed in Q3.”
“You asked the same question to AI 14 times because you didn’t implement the answer.”
Here’s the uncomfortable truth:
We live in an age of curated feedback. Platforms are designed to make us feel good — not to make us better.
And that’s a problem.
Because growth doesn’t come from celebration alone. It comes from confronting reality especially the parts we’d rather avoid.
A Proposal for You
Before 2025 ends, create your own Year-End Wrapped.
Not the Instagram version. The brutally honest one.
How to Do It
1. Grab a blank page
(or open a fresh document)
2. Review each month — January to December 2025
Look at your habits, your decisions, your wins, your losses.
3. Be honest — painfully honest
Write what you’re proud of and what you’re not.
4. Include the uncomfortable truths
Goals you abandoned
Relationships you let slip
Habits you never built
Opportunities you ignored
Truths you avoided
This is your real Wrapped — the one that actually helps you grow.
The Final Step
Write a letter to your December 2026 self.
Tell them:
What you’ve learned
What you hope they’ve changed
What you want them to remember about this moment
Then schedule that email using Gmail’s Schedule Send feature for 31 December 2026.
One year from now, you’ll receive a message from the only person who truly knew what you were going through — yourself.
No algorithm. No curation. Just truth.
Will you do it?
I’d love to hear your thoughts. Reply to this email and let me know.