100 ways

... to feel superior, understood or improved in 2022.

A short intro: I used to post comics and illustrated everyday stories on Instagram, alongside my usual illustration and book projects. I have gradually grown sick of the algorithms, influencers and advertisements but still have stories I’d love to casually share and draw “outloud”. So here we are. Thanks for reading and feel free to hit the reply button.

Now, on with the butter: The Guardian list of 100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying became a big family hit earlier this month (i.e. January, the ultimate time window for considering change). I just realised that I only hate self-improvement when it’s about things I don’t care about improving, but love it when it’s about stuff I already care about. Typical.

Anyway, there were some obvious ones we all agreed on
like number ninety-one:

number sixty-six:

Number two also struck a chord:

Then there were the ones that made each of us feel understood and also slightly superior:

I probably should have added #22: “Laugh shamelessly at your own jokes”.

---

Inspired by this all, I decided put together my own list of ways to improve something!

Feel free to print and frame:

Yes yes I know it’s only fifty. That’s why I added the “pt. 1” at the top, like an insurance policy.

I hope this will make you feel understood, superior or slightly better.

This was the pilot episode. Thanks for reading all they way to the bottom. The next one will be different because of #21.