What 2025 Taught Me to Take Into 2026

A recent LinkedIn post from Jon Evans, of System1 fame, on the learnings he’s carrying from 2025 into this year prompted me to sit down while on leave and reflect on some of my own. This was more for me, but I thought it might be useful to some of you as well. I've been thinking a lot lately, too, about how mad the world is getting, and giving my energy, concern, worry, and anxiety to things I can actually impact, and less to things I can't. That became an unexpected but important learning in its own right, one I’m definitely taking into 2026 to better manage my overall wellbeing. Read on for some more.

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