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Get a Higher resolution display (around 4k maybe) and be more ergonomic in general. Release an Open Source Project and develop it for a year. Turn my comments into blog posts instead of just comments. But most important to have fun!
So, is this a meta resolution? :)
I would like to get a 4k display and have it partition itself into a different set of aspect ratios but I'm not sure that is possible.
Ask out a girl in person and forget about online dating. Get my hiking rate of ascent to 2,500 ft/hr.
I haven't found a greater thrill in life than meeting a girl in day-to-day life (like at the supermarket). Always a mixture of deep fear and excitement, despite any attempts to rationalize the heart-pounding away.
* Get a job.
1. Get a job 2. Finish a side project 3. Go on a date with a girl 4. Finish an NES game on my backlog 5. Read the second book in The Chronicles of Narnia (I've only read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe) 6. Relax
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is actually the second book in the series, even though it was written first :)
Less consuming, more creating. Doesn't matter what it is, doesn't matter if it's bad.
I have a personal theory that unhappiness is due to too much consumption, not enough personal creation. Even if it just a sketchnote or a doodle... that is enough.
> Nobody tells this to people who are beginners. I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase. They quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this.
> We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know it’s normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It’s only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.
-Ira Glass
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I don't like resolutions. They are lies we tell ourselves, false promises from our present self about our future self. If you actually believe you can accomplish your resolutions, you don't need a manufactured holiday, like New Year's, to decide to change your life. Any day of the week should work. Don't wait until 2018 - start today.
“Don’t wait until 2018 - start today.” Posted on January 1st, 2018 for the majority of the world. ;) I get your point, but resolutions are powerful tools. Ever walked into a room and forgotten why you did? It’s because you artificially create a new cognitive context when you walk through a door. A new year is similar. It may only be symbolic, but shedding dead weight and planning for a new year is an important exerci…
Wow I did not know that there was an explanation for this. Makes sense. :)
Get a Higher resolution display (around 4k maybe) and be more ergonomic in general. Release an Open Source Project and develop it for a year. Turn my comments into blog posts instead of just comments. But most important to have fun!
I found this line in an old blog post from 2013 in my drafts folder. > But honestly, I've been thinking back, trying to remember the last time I felt like I was really in control and being the person I wanted to be. That was 5 years ago and I now realize I've felt like that almost the whole time, with brief breaks. My goal is to treat this as a real problem and solve it.
Just checked your blog. Are you really clear about the person you do want to be? Are you moving to Denmark? BTW a former colleague of mine moved from UK to Copenhagen and absolutely loves the quality of life there. Funnily enough another colleague just emigrated to Canada!