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The Year I Noticed Time Moving Faster
The new year brought me an unexpected gift: time. Not the sweeping, life-altering kind. Just a little more margin in my days. Enough to notice how often I’ve been moving through life on autopilot and how quietly time slips by when you do. When I was younger, people in middle age loved to say things
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What Sourdough Taught Me About My Blind Spots
One of the reasons I started Carr Tries New Things is simple: I wanted a place to celebrate both my wins and my mistakes. I use the word celebrate intentionally. Trying something new gives me an ego boost. It challenges me. It hits that little dopamine button in my brain. There’s pride in attempting something
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Things I Tried Last Year to Get Organized (Only Two Actually Helped)
Every January, I feel the pull to get organized. Not in a “new year, new me” way. More in a quiet, slightly desperate please let this be easier way. Last year, I decided to actually try a few things instead of just thinking about them. Some helped more than I expected. Some taught me exactly
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Why I try things
I don’t have a master plan. I just know that I like trying things—ideas, routines, tools, ways of thinking—and paying attention to what sticks. For most of my life, I’ve been a learner. Sometimes formally, sometimes accidentally, often enthusiastically. I’m curious by default. I like experiments. I like seeing what happens when you tweak something