On New Year's Eve, Write to Next Year's You
On the last night of the year, every feed fills up with year-in-review posts and resolutions. Be honest: how many of those are remembered by March? Maybe the real point of New Year's Eve isn't a loud goodbye but a quiet handover — formally passing this year's you to the next. December 31st is one of the busiest writing nights here every year. Some people turn their year-end review into a letter, addressed to themselves on this same night next year. Some seal up three resolutions and treat next year's opening like a prize drawing. And some just want to say, over the sound of fireworks: this time next year, I hope you're doing better than I am tonight. Unlike a post, this letter has exactly one reader — the you of one year from now. There's no audience, so there's no performing, and that's what makes it honest. Below are New Year's letters people chose to share. This year, after the countdown, leave one behind for the same night next year.
How to write this letter
- Sum up the year in three words, then explain why those three. It's the first thing next-year-you will flip to.
- Write three resolutions — but concrete ones. Not "get rich" but "save 30,000." Only checkable wishes are fun to grade.
- Set the scene: who you're counting down with, where you are, whether there are fireworks outside. A year on, this is the part with the most texture.
- Schedule it for next December 31st, and you've started your own New Year tradition.
Real letters from the vault
188 public letters写给未来的…
hi,26岁的卓柏名你好,我是21岁的郭方丽。外面天空阴沉沉的,稀稀拉拉的在下雨,我躺在你的床上给未来的你写信,不知道我们现在怎么样了呢?如果还在一起的话那可太好了。也不知道,你是否已经娶了别人,做了别人的丈夫,给别人撑伞,给别人揉肚子捶背背给别人做饭洗脚,那我一定很难过。好像不
致风火轮儿
风火轮儿: 今天是2015年的第一天,还有两天我们就交往11个月了。......在过去的差不多一年里,我们笑过,哭过,但都是幸福的。最近我们好像常常会闹不愉快,原因都是太在乎了。......希望以后我们之间可以有更多的互相包容,一直走下去。2016年的第一天,祝你工作顺利,身
写给未来的…
嗨,宝宝,今天是我们在一起的136天,也是爱你的第136天,希望有无数的136天。宝宝,不知道啥时候开始你都很少给我说你的日常了,抖音也有好些不回复我了,真的让人害怕,可能是我太过胡思乱想,又可能毒鸡汤喝多了。真的很想你可以黏着我呀,什么事都告诉我,什么事你都有回应。不过这些问题
致100天后依然阳光灿烂的你
Hello 亲爱的你 新年快乐 我猜你收到这封信的时候 大概已经跟着大家一起读到《傲慢与偏见》了 不知道那时候的你是否碰上了属于你的达西先生 还记得小时候初读达西像伊丽莎白表白时的那份悸动嘛 向往着也能像伊丽莎白那样 遇到能为自己放下骄傲 真诚表达内心的达西
写给哒哒兔
狗赵伟伦 新年快乐呀! 没想到吧!就是这么迷人可爱呢! 你老说我脾气不好 说一是一 不得开玩笑 我认真的 19年跨年我说 祝你一直爱我 我说 娶我不行吗 意思是 从心动到古稀年老时 我们依旧相爱 是想和你
未来决定现在
近几天重新简单回顾了基础哲学,也是些很表面不够深入的内容。我得出了观点,或者说是我从别人那里吸取过来的,那就是未来决定现在。 这是个反直觉的结论,我们会想着没有现在哪有未来。但此时此刻,我更愿意相信是未来决定了现在。举个例子我三天后就要去学校论文答辩了,如果不是要去答辩,我大概率
来自何雨阳的一封信
亲爱的姐姐,今天是除夕,不知道你现在还生不生我的气,还对我失不失望。弟弟祝你新年快乐,不知道你现在开不开心,我想清楚了,弟弟不能一直缠着你。写信这天是2024年12月4日,是我们说再见的第二天,但是当你看到这封信的时候,我已经放下手机了,我已经准备好好学习了,这是我交手机的最后几
写给未来的...你
无事绊心弦,所念皆如愿希望我的朋友们,新的一年所行化坦途,多喜乐,长安宁大家都要加油捏~~~以后会越来越好哒!也不知道这一年有没有收获,希望我和我的朋友已经
一封可爱的祝福请接收
无事绊心弦,所念皆如愿希望我的朋友们,新的一年所行化坦途,多喜乐,长安宁大家都要加油捏~~~以后会越来越好哒!也不知道这一年有没有收获,希望我和我的朋友已经
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无事绊心弦,所念皆如愿希望我的朋友们,新的一年所行化坦途,多喜乐,长安宁大家都要加油捏~~~以后会越来越好哒!也不知道这一年有没有收获,希望我和我的朋友已经
来自过去的一封时光信———杨明哲
范林云,我是5年前的杨明哲,我是用http://www.postome.com/letter/write 这个网站给你发送的信,不知道当你看到这封信的时候,咱俩是什么状态,发送这封信的时间是2017年的12月28日,快过元旦了,你正在华丽项目部,不知怎么的,我一想到五年后的你会看
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无事绊心弦,所念皆如愿希望我的朋友们,新的一年所行化坦途,多喜乐,长安宁大家都要加油捏~~~以后会越来越好哒!也不知道这一年有没有收获,希望我和我的朋友已经富裕
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from a list of resolutions?
A plan is written for present-you to execute; this letter is written for future-you to read. It doesn't need to be achieved — only honest. That's why it outlives every resolution list.
I missed New Year's Eve. Too late?
Not at all. The first days of January — even the whole month — work fine. Just set delivery for next New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. The ritual lives in the arrival, not the writing.
What if none of my wishes come true — won't the letter sting?
Most people find the opposite: what moves them isn't whether the wishes landed, but rediscovering how last year's self actually thought. The unfinished wishes simply go into the next letter.
On New Year's Eve, Write to Next Year's You
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