Remember 2020 MAXX? Feel old yet?
Here is a quote from me on the year that was two thousand and twenty,
“… Interestingly enough, If I can survive what… a full year of this? psychological torture? I think that I can get through anything.”
As with every year I was able to cross a small selection off of my to do list / to be done list, I am experimenting with some new systems:
- Daily walk / Nightly walk
- brings step count up to 10,000+ (tracking with Garmin)
- on these walks I have been recording stream of consciousness conversations with myself that have helped me work through a lot of thoughts, problems, emotions etc.
- Daily language learning
- using Duolingo (my profile)
- this works an interesting part of my brain that otherwise would remain unused, currently experimenting with Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, German and Russian.
- Limiting pocket screen use
- Just based on feel, if I want to completely disconnect temporarily my OnePlus has Zen Mode
- Books
- Attempting to read one NEW book a month, regularly find myself listening to the same books and this is an attempted solution
- Currently using Goodreads to track this (my profile) but I would like something self hosted / that integrates with WordPress
Pondering
A conscious effort is made to try and think of new ideas for me instead of just recycling all of the same ideas
- Yiannis Kouros
- Greek ultramarathon runner
- “Kouros says that his secret is that “when other people get tired, they stop. I don’t. I take over my body with my mind”
- Bushido
- “Bushido is best used as an overarching term for all the codes, practices, philosophies and principles of samurai culture.”
- Yukio Mishima
- Japanese author who had controversial views but was one of the most physically and mentally disciplined people i’ve read about in recent memory
Actionable
- Complete some articles / posts that I have in my backlog / drafts
- Add self hosted tracking functionality into WP to replace Goodreads / Letterboxd
- Integration with QuantiPy
- Try to be less self-critical
- Do more creative things
- Action more, don’t overthink
- E-mail newsletter for this blog
Grateful – List of things I am grateful for to remind me.
- The unwavering support of my wife to be
- The good health of my children
- The ability to provide for my family
- The luck / blessings that have graced me directly and indirectly
That is all for now, happy trails