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‘365 Buttons’ Is TikTok’s New Year Mantra as Original Post Is Removed

Ambiguity turned a single comment into a do‑your‑own‑thing credo that users now adapt across platforms.

Overview

  • On December 21, TikTok user Tamara (@flylikeadove) wrote she would get “365 buttons, one for each day” to be more conscious of time.
  • Her follow‑up — “it only has to make sense to me … I don’t feel like explaining it to anyone else” — became the meme’s central motto.
  • Creators have translated the idea into daily button‑jar rituals, artwork and songs, expanding the trend beyond its original thread.
  • Institutional accounts joined in, including a Philadelphia Eagles video referencing the buttons and an Empire State Building post adopting the motto.
  • The Indian Express reports the original TikTok video and its comments have been removed, and Tamara has declined interview requests.