FOLIO’S INS & OUTS FOR 2024 In: making lists of what’s in and out. Out: Comparing your lifestyle to others’. The buzzing trend on TikTok these days is people’s lists of what’s “In and Out” for the year ahead. It’s more than predicting trends, fashion statements or pop culture (although it can be). It’s also about determining the habits and hobbies you want to practice or leave behind; ways you want to carry yourself and ways you’re outgrowing. The beauty in them is they are curated to the individual, so what may be “in” for one, may be completely ‘out’ for the other. They can be silly, serious, completely random or intentional. This year, we predict, will be the year of autonomy. In: recognizing that your lifestyle and happiness is completely separate from your best friend or complete stranger. That’s what is so lovely about these lists — seeing other people’s priorities but understanding they are tailored to the individual. Making this list helps you pinpoint what does and doesn’t matter to you this year. That being said, here are the Folio team’s Ins and Outs for 2024.
MALLORY
BRIANA
In: Doing whatever the f*ck you want; deleting social media for pe-
In: Listening to my mind and body; lip gloss; being present; spending
riods of time; crosswords; speaking up for yourself; snacking; sit-
time outside and appreciating nature; cooking; movie nights; cele-
ting in discomfort/boredom; reading/writing/sitting outside; being
brating others success; girl besties; going to church; setting bound-
obsessed with your cat to the point it’s very annoying; being basic;
aries for myself; Diet Coke; figuring out my future
saying yes Out: Comparison/jealousy; gossip/drama; oversharing; gluten and Out: Being mean to yourself; saying sorry excessively; nonconstruc-
dairy; procrastination; talking poorly about myself or others; not
tive comparison; having a messy room; overconsumption/impulse
speaking up for myself; settling; spending too much time on my
buying; measuring success and happiness with accomplishments;
phone; F boys; one-sided relationships; people and situations that
doomscrolling
no longer serve me
AMIYAH
AMBAR
In: God; HEAVIER metal (let’s really get into the filth); sitting in nature
In: Spending time outdoors; acceptance; individuality but in the
doodling for hours; smiling at strangers more often; eating alone in
same sense finding community; girls nights out; cashews; book
public; journaling; hippie mom core (current wardrobe but let’s take
clubs; focus on sustainability; buying things that will last me years
it up a notch); raves; having hour-long conversations with strangers
instead of weeks; bubble baths and candles
and never seeing them again Out: People pleasing; rushing art; fast fashion; negative perceptions; Out: Experiencing FOMO (you don’t have to go to everything); wor-
excuses; regrets; overhead lighting
rying about what other people are doing to their bodies; not being empathetic (like have a heart?); judging people’s outfits (y’all are
CARMEN
some haters and insecure); drunk cigs (RIP); vaping after randoms
In: Reading the smuttiest of romantasy books; Fireball shots; Not
(that’s nasty… come on y’all).
being afraid to bite back; Sticking up for yourself and your friends; finding happiness within ourselves
KELILA In: Being more proactive about my life; having more moments of
Out: Being nice to people who do not deserve it; Pushovers; Need-
happiness; kindness/generosity; healthy habits; letting go of things
ing to be in a relationship; Wasting our brain away watching TV for
that no longer serve me; graduating/elevating in life; trying new
hours or scrolling mindlessly on social media; Brain rot; Last but
things
certainly not least: Snapchat. Its 2024. Grow up. Send your nudes over IMessage like a man.
Out: Overthinking/overgeneralizing; moving out of emotion and not wisdom; people who don’t care about the world
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