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New Year's Resolutions?
Don't bother!
The New Year is the perfect time to reassess and make some changes in your life. But with everything going on in the world we’ve decided that actually, we could probably all do with a little bit of a break from self-improvement. So this year we're replacing New Year's resolutions with a renewed appreciation of the little wins.
To kick off 2026, we asked our brilliant roster of artists to each illustrate an idea of how we can all spend this year focussing less on self-improvement, and more on celebrating the small things, and appreciating ourselves just as we are.
From cereal dinner parties to public transport acrobatics – scroll down to see the full series of artworks and get some ideas for your own self-contentment journey this year!
Manifest... a nap
by Agnes Jonas
You're perfect as you are!
by Aiste Stancikaite
Celebrate your achievements, no matter how small
by Alice Bowsher
Admire your reflection
by Bryce Wymer
Procrastinate more
by An Chen
Who needs to shave?
by David Huang
Rest before you're tired
by Enikő Eged
Be more selfish
by Hannah Robinson
You do you
by Gemma O'Brien
Don't finish that terrible book
by Hollie Fuller
Appreciate your squishy bits
by James Dawe
Full fat over diet
by Jill Tran
Cereal is a perfectly acceptable dinner
by Kezia Gabriella
Stay Chaotic
by Kris Andrew Small
Duvet days are A-OK
by Lena Yokoyama
Let your garden grow wild
by Martha Olivia
Snooze your alarm (again, and again, and again...)
by Prang Vipaluk
You have enough hobbies
by Rosie Barker
More is more
by Owen Gildersleeve
A tidy desk is a boring desk
by Supermundane
Have that extra glass of tipple
by Sofia Iva
Make an unnecessary purchase
by Thomas Hedger
Exercise your right not to exercise
by Toby Triumph
Congrats, you remembered to water the plants!
by Tom Abbiss Smith
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