I'd like to have slightly shorter hair I think.
Ask HN: What Are Your New Years Resolutions or 2018 Goals?
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#22Get my personal finances in order. I have no debt, a good savings going, and a decent chunk in a 401k from a previous company. Other than that, I have done basically no investing and I know I'm leaving money on the table.
s&p 500 + real estate if you can.
Real estate is not a passive investment and not something to get into casually because you have money and want to grow it.
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#23This is the year I'm finally going to learn front end, just enough to prototype. Don't roast me alive, but I'm thinking of starting with jQuery. It seems much more learnable for a web stack beginner, and probably serviceable for a long time to come for someone who mainly prototypes ideas that need an elemental gui.
I would learn react or angular first. I think the barrier to entry is the same (depending on your background) and you will get much more out of it.
Beyond that, I would suggest learning how to take a psd website design and turn it into HTML. This is a great skills to have. Adding functionality on top of the HTML with react or angular is easy once you know how to break a website down into digestible pieces.
That being said, it is your resolution. I'm not trying to force you into anything. Just giving advice from my experience.
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#24I’ve found that committing to a single meaningful word for the year works better than resolutions.
Two years ago the word was “space”. I made more room in my life for growth and change that year.
This year the word was “presence”. I went on quite a personal development journey and being more present, particularly with my emotions and physical body, was definitely a strong element of that journey.
For next year I’m thinking of breaking my rule and having two words, because it feels like they will work best together: “patience” and “flow”.
I’m curious if anyone else can think of a word that seems to be calling to them this coming year.
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#25Rehab - after slowly burning myself out over two back-to-back startups, I’m taking a year or two break.
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#26Build a profitable side business. I have a couple started and in a couple months I plan on picking one or two that have the most potential.
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#27Create more tiny habits that pair onto activities I already do. Mostly Exercise, sit ups every time after I brush my teeth, stretching every time I press snooze on the alarm clock.
A TED talk by BJ Fogg on the subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUJxjn-R8
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#28I developed some good habits over the last few months such as a more balanced savings/investment plan, quitting Facebook and practicing yoga three to five times per week, so I’d like to continue those consistently for the whole year.
These changes (plus others that I had already made within the last year or two) have left me feeling the healthiest that I have felt in years, both mentally and physically. I feel so much less anxious and more in control of my life, my asthma no longer troubles me and I have lost ten pounds.
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#29Create more tiny habits that pair onto activities I already do. Mostly Exercise, sit ups every time after I brush my teeth, stretching every time I press snooze on the alarm clock. A TED talk by BJ Fogg on the subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUJxjn-R8
I’ve wanted to improve my yoga practice (especially balance) for awhile, so I started doing trees and other one-legged balance moves every time I brush my teeth. I don’t remember when I started, but it has made a big difference! I can now hold poses that were impossible for me to perform at the beginning of the year.
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#30Building my current project into a profitable business. I've been pushing myself completely out of my comfort zone with this one, can't wait to see how far I can take it.