“Is life always this hard, or is it just when you’re a kid?”
“Always like this.”
Now is a good time for reflection and planning, as it’s December already. I’ll try to summarize my 2018 in a few sentences and plan for 2019.
2018
- My favorite book of the year is When Breath Becomes Air, which always reminds me of the saying: being towards death. If possible, I would like to spend the rest of my life striving for a better world and helping others in need.
- I moved to a new house, got married to my soulmate, transferred to a new team and buying my first investment property. I’m not afraid of growing old, as long as my wisdom isn’t left behind.
- I learned C++, blockchain technologies and built a mini-program for my wedding, started Udacity ML Nanodegree but haven’t finished, applied for a Stanford graduate certificate but haven’t started. Tried skiing once, played “several” SC2 games, had some short but memorable trips.
2019
- [P0] Healthy body as a foundation of everything.
- Exercise every day without excuse.
- Eat healthier with raw ingredients.
- Sleep well.
- [P0] Family as a team.
- Effective communication.
- Be selfless, patient and kind.
- [P1] Efficient work.
- Automate repeated work.
- Plan ahead to reduce regression.
- Enhance coding/design/presentation skills.
- [P1] Personal development.
- Stanford graduate certificate 3/4.
- Read engineering blogs and infra related books.
- Investigate use cases for retail, finance and healthcare fields.
- [P2] Live a meaningful life.
- Volunteering.
- Travel to Israel (…or anywhere else).
- Cook more delicious food (or play Overcooked better XD)
- Photography: “I just wanna buy a Leica”.
“When you feel like quitting, remember why you started.”