How are you feeling? Bored? or Are you happy? Never been better?
It’s been awhile since I talk to you.
Oh, I forgot that this isn’t word. And guess what, I just pressed the “cmnd+S”.
I’ve been waiting for finding a great time to talk to you. How have you been? Do you find anything good out there? Are you having so much fun? How’s your project of being a next great self doing? Is it working? Are you becoming a better person? I wish you a great years ahead.
How’re your parents? Are they healthy enough to go on a trip with you? I hope they’re always be healthy and happy. Anyway, how’s your trip to xxxx island? Was it good there? Ah, I find myself wondering things about your trip, I bet it’s fun.
It’s freezing here,
I really can’t use the AC inside my room under 25℃. That feels like I’m in Antartica without any blankets on! I’m totally freezing. My life has been challenging. It mostly fun! Oh, and I’m trying to learn chinese words. It’s goddamn hard. My friends help,tho. Ah it’s almost midnight. Guess I need to go. See you later.
Sincerely love you,
Your self in 2018
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AHOY.
IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I POSTED DI TUMBLR.
That wasn’t a real message to my own self.
Diatas itu cuma contoh aja, kalaupun sebenernya ada pesan yang mau aku sampaikan ke my future self, of course I keep it to myself dan ga diumbar ke media sosial macam tumblr.
Oke, jadi yang sebenernya mau aku omongin ini tentang apa sih?
Yes, “A Letter to My Future Self”.
Apa sih itu? Kenapa sih itu? Emang penting nulis gituan? Buat apa? Apa faedahnya?
One might still ask that thing to me pas gue lagi ga sengaja kepergok nulis surat di kertas yang ditujukan ke gue sendiri. I would say “Yes, it is”.
If you have an insecure self like I do, If you have a really bad day but you don’t want to bother anyone, If you don’t have that courage to tell your friends how you feel because you don’t want to be a burden to them, If you want to look how big is your improvement years later, well, yes.
As for me, this is the best way to set my goal. I tell it to my future self this day each year, and I’m going to see the improvement in the next mail. It’s fun. Just start by picking how many years out you want to address yourself. Writing to yourself in two or five years can be a great tool for organizing goals and specific outcomes.
This is an incredible exercise to do no matter how old you are. Think of it as a time capsule. Instead of burying some things, writing a letter to yourself gives back memories you want to be the best person you want. Set your goal, write best memories, sad memories, teaching you a valuable lessons.
Ada beberapa waktu pas aku buka sendiri tulisan aku setelah setahun-duatahun proyek ini aku kerjain, I was blown away. blown away by how much I had changed, and how little I had changed. It’s an incredible exercise for a self-gratitude, since I am a negative-person trying to look happy all the damn time.
Ada juga beberapa waktu aku stuck in a dead-end assignments (or jobs) dan malah jadi uncertain tentang masa depan. Where will you be in ten years? Who I want to be? Semuanya aku ceritain disitu. Segala macem yang aku mau, ya setting my own goal selama setahun. Ada yang gagal, tapi ada kok yang berhasil.
Beli piano salah satu contoh di aku. Udah sering banget aku ceritain di surat aku kalo aku pengen banget bisa main piano. Beli piano akhirnya kesampean di tahun ke-4 aku nulis surat. Main pianonya? bisa bisa dikit, baca note balok udah mulai bisa. Ga buta-buta amat lah masalah nada. Well, let’s see how good this will be.
Bukan cuma setting goals, kaya yang aku bilang juga sebelumnya, surat ini bakalan jadi memori. Pengingat. I assure you this is good. You’ll see how the past and present is SO much different. It teaches you to cherish every moments.
You’ll only live once, well, that’s the motto.
It’s going to be like a snapshots of your life at a point in time, but in a writing. Isn’t it nostalgic to look back and see what you were thinking at that time? “OH MAY GAT, DULU KENAPA GUE KEK GINI SIH MALU MALUIN” kinda thing.
Okay, now let’s go to the part 2.
The simplest way to do it is just grab your pencil or pen, write everything in your mind on a piece of paper. Atau bisa juga sih lewat e-mail, atau ambil hape, tulis aja di aplikasi notes gitu kan ya.
First things first, you harus tau mau nulis dimana. Kertas kah? Hp kah? Laptop kah? Pilih platform yang sesuai sama kamu.
Kalo pilih kertas ya sediain amplop! Kalo platform yang kamu pilih adalah selain kertas, karena kamu adalah seorang manusia milenial yang pengen zero-waste and paper-less, YOWES!
Yang penting itu siapkan mental buat ga buka surat, notes, atau e-mail yang kamu buat. Pertahun, per-lima tahun, per-sepuluh tahun, juga boleh. Berapa lama kamu baru boleh buka si surat, itu terserah kamu. Kalo mau yang gampang inget sih, misal ya, pake tanggal lahir kamu sebagai patokan. Jadi tiap kamu ulang tahun, kamu buka deh itu surat.
Nah, Jadi balik ke nomor dua ini, buatlah surat. Tutup rapat. Set kapan harus dibuka.
Dan yang paling penting
LUPAIN SEMUA YANG KAMU TULIS.
it can surprise you later. You’re future self will thank you for that.
Tiap abis kamu buka surat (dan dibaca), jangan lupa buat tulis surat lagi! Simpan lagi, dan kembali lakukan step nomor dua.
Yang bisa kamu-kamu tulis di surat itu, ya ga beda jauh sama apa yang kamu biasa tulis buat orang. Tapi bedanya, di surat ini, kamu bisa masuk kasih saran atau ngomong yang lebih personal dan mendalam. Iyalah! Kan ngomongnya sama diri sendiri. Kamu bisa tuang segala ide kamu, goals kamu, orang yang bikin kamu kepikiran terus, orang yang nyakitin kamu, nge-rant sejahat apapun, masalah keuangan kamu, masalah cinta, masalah apapun. Biasanya the more specific you are, the more likely you are going to see your improvements.
Kamu bisa tulis hal-hal yang paling kamu takutin, your deepest nightmares. What keeps you awake at night, what have you done wrong, regrets. Atau hobi baru kamu. Buku atau drama korea yang lagi kamu suka sampe bikin kamu gabisa tidur buat tau kelanjutannya gimana, dan gimana hal tersebut ngefek ke kamu.
Atau kamu bisa cerita tentang orang-orang yang penting buat kamu, apa yang mereka lakuin sampe kamu bisa bilang mereka orang yang termasuk dalam inner circle kamu. and many more!
This is just a starting point. Enjoy.
With love, hugs, and kisses,
Anda.
