Twelve years ago, Taylor Swift shared her ultimate goal in life. It’s something any of us can achieve.

If you know singer Taylor Swift, you probably also know songwriter Taylor Swift, and you may also be familiar with actor Taylor Swift. But director Taylor Swift and doctor Taylor Swift? We only really met them this year. And if you happened to have missed them, it’s not too late to become acquainted.

The past year has been big for Swift. In fact, it’s been massive. In October, she released her 10th studio album, Midnights, which became the most streamed album in a single day on Spotify and was the first album to occupy all top 10 spots on the Billboard Hot 100.

The following month, when tickets for the US leg of her 2023 Eras Tour went on saleBut the mainstream cultural success of Midnights and the Eras Tour could easily obscure the true story of Swift’s 2022, which has been one of creative-wing-stretching and letting her inner nerd fly free. It’s become clear over the past 12 months that if your perception of Swift is still solely of a country-artist-turned-popstar, it’s outdated.