Get some IT/programming certificates, skill up to a job with a wage to get out of debt faster, and start a side project I've been wanting to get off the ground for a while.
Ask HN: 2018 resolutions?
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#52I put together a list of questions to ask yourself questions about your past year, and the new year
https://www.deepthoughtapp.com/packages/130/new-years-reflec...
This is a site I developed to really help me understand myself better
Re: Ask HN: 2018 resolutions?
#53Get some IT/programming certificates, skill up to a job with a wage to get out of debt faster, and start a side project I've been wanting to get off the ground for a while.
What's the gist of the side project? If you don't mind answering of course.
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#54"I don't make resolutions, I set goals" (TM) (A purposely eye-roll inducing quote I've been saying to myself for a few years). But:
- Contribute to Swift
- Finish 6 books
- Ship 2 iOS apps
- Run 10km in under 50 minutes
- 195 lbs
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#55No alcohol for a year. While getting ready for exams this november-december, I had to quit all social activities and as a side effect, I haven't had any drinks for a month or so. While it did not improve my studying or sleep significantly, it helped me realize the effect alcohol has on my body. Couple of drinks after the last exam gave me quite a hangover, something i did not experience much before. Now the interesti…
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#56Ask out a girl in person and forget about online dating. Get my hiking rate of ascent to 2,500 ft/hr.
That's the spirit ...Good Luck!
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#57Learn things that benefit me, not my employer.
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#58Make a success of my website, WikiFork[1], an inclusionist fork of Wikipedia.
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#59* Exercise Everyday (intensity/duration may vary, but never ever miss)
* Make healthy diet changes one at a time (Very very hard to do. Try to do multiple stuff and drop them all. ) First change, start with raw veggies in the morning.
* Delta-debug how to get into flow state as many time and as fast as possible (Kramer's rule from below, couldn't be better stated). For starters, work on one and only one thing at a time. Suffering from analysis-paralysitis and spread-too-thiningitis
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#60- Introduce at least another 30,000 developers to StdLib [1] - 1,000lbs combined 1RM on Squat, Bench, Deadlift - Run two half-marathons - Spend more time with my girlfriend and my dog Hold me to it, HackerNews. [1] https://stdlib.com/
Just signed up for StdLib! Looks cool, so it's basically a streamlined version of AWS Lambda + API Gateway?