My biggest goal is to try to better organize the flow of information that I process on daily basis. I deeply enjoy reading and learning new things just about everything, but during the past couple of years, I have been feeling that quality of information I process has been steadily going down, retention decreasing and FOMO steadily increasing. This comes in different forms: - Filtering my numerous feed (Facebook, Quo…
Would love to know your current org-mode setup and workflow.
A lot of it is based on http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html, which I used when first learning org-mode. I made some modifications, mainly around easier task switching and reports
I like to call it 2FA - Fitness, Finance, Autonomy. All my activities will be around these themes, viz. Getting healthier, learning more about personal finance and planning around self-sufficiency in as many aspects of life as possible.
I would add an additional F, Family. It might mean getting closer to your siblings and parents, or it might mean working on your relationship with your partner or kids, when everything is said and done this one probably is the thing that most people are happiest or saddest about when they look back on their life.
> So far I think the trick is to live a poorer lifestyle than your income suggests you ought to Yes. At times it's a bit frustrating when everyone else drives a nicer car, but on the other hand not having to worry about money at all is pretty sweet.
We are obsessed with status. And we compare it in everything we do. Though I don't entirely subscribe to Dave Ramsey, he does have a point about the status symbol being a BMW (and how maybe it shouldn't be).
If you want money and have money, then options are fun to play with. Just beat the stock market.
I like to call it 2FA - Fitness, Finance, Autonomy. All my activities will be around these themes, viz. Getting healthier, learning more about personal finance and planning around self-sufficiency in as many aspects of life as possible.
I would add an additional F, Family. It might mean getting closer to your siblings and parents, or it might mean working on your relationship with your partner or kids, when everything is said and done this one probably is the thing that most people are happiest or saddest about when they look back on their life.
I agree. Fortunately I have been working on family bonding since beginning of 2018. It so happens that we take close family for granted and end up paying more attention to our work, colleagues and friends. But just like any relationship, family bonding needs work. Our cousins do it by grooming and eating lice off of each other. We should do something similar, appropriate to modern standards.
That’s a wonderful goal and resonates with me as well. Your first and second points stand in direct contrast to each other - being more conscientious and deliberate without over intellectualizing and dealing with decision paralysis. You might benefit from talking to a counselor or someone who can help prevent you from getting stuck thinking in circles.
I didn't even notice that, but I think you're right--the two points don't play well with each other. I think what I meant to say is that what I tend to do is debate between doing multiple things, but then I end up doing none of them. I try to think things through--which thing would be best? which would help me the most?--but ultimately I sit there idly watching things go right past me. My goal in being more conscient…
Just an extra nugget of food for thought - I'm all for "seeing [something] through to the end," as it shows a lot of grit and determination. But in your quest for being more decisive and deliberate, you can also give yourself room to fail or to quit or to change your mind. The road to success isn't always built on a single decision that you follow straight through like an arrow to a destination. Your path may meander, and your destination may change. It's all part of the journey. When his kids occasionally seemed "stuck," my father used to tell us "You don't have to take the perfect step, just take a step in the direction you think you want to go. Maybe it'll be right, maybe it won't, but then you look around, make a decision, take the next step and keep moving."
1. Learn Spanish. I have always been fascinated by people who speak multiple natural languages and have started learning spanish recently by talking with people on iTalki and doing various exercises around the internet. I would like to get to the B1 level by the end of the year. As part of this I would like to practice every day.
2. Move from test developer to regular application developer. I finished school and started my job 4 years ago and have not gotten a promotion or even change in position since. I have been living on autopilot and I need to take more charge. I would like to make software engineer, get a promotion or move jobs if those aren't possible by the end of 2019.
3. go on more dates. Another thing I haven't done enough of is dating. remedy this in 2019
I am completely clueless and confused. I’m 23 yr old working in a dead end job at Oracle. Each day of my work just makes me feel more drained and irrelevant. I’m unable to change company because of visa (I’m on l1). I am split between changing the team or leaving USA for London/India for good. Leaving USA is a risky career proposition - which also pulls me towards doing a masters so that I can stay in US few more yea…
Why don't you try a good MSc program, perhaps in Europe where you can find great places with free tuition?