You’ll Regret Not Starting These 5 Projects This July
By: Poorav Bolar
YOU’LL REGRET NOT STARTING THESE 5 PROJECTS THIS JULY.
Five low-effort, high-reward “life capture” projects to start in July and reflect on at year’s end:
- One-Second-a-Day Video Diary — film one second of every day; the mundane, joyful, and in-between. By December you have a movie of your actual life.
- One Line a Day Journal — not pages, just one honest line per day (what happened, felt, noticed). 180 lines by year-end is the clearest picture of your life you’ve had.
- A Weekly Highlights Jar — every Sunday, write one win or memory on a slip and drop it in a jar; open it December 31st. You’ll be stunned how full the year was, even in the quiet parts.
- A “Future Me” Email Thread — send yourself one email monthly about what you’re learning, letting go of, and excited about; read them all in December.
- Talk to Your Future Self — record a video asking yourself 5 questions, seal it; on December 31st answer them on camera and watch your own evolution.
Pick one and start today. The closing message: “Most people will save this and never open the app to begin. The ones who actually change don’t wait for July 1 — they start with one.”
Key Points
- 5 projects: second-a-day video diary, one-line-a-day journal, weekly highlights jar, monthly future-me emails, and a future-self video.
- All are small, daily rituals designed to capture a year and reveal your own growth.