Ask HN: What’s your plan in 2019?

I am taking my first step towards independence and also taking a big gamble. I will take a loan to do a masters in a field I have no previous experience in.

My goals are : Learn how to invest Making $10,000 month Travel

Build more long-lasting artifacts. As a software developer that has primarily worked in startups, most of which no longer exist, it can be frustrating to have nothing to show for the hours I’ve worked. I envy a friend of mine who works as a 3D animator on feature films who can point out the exact shots he’s responsible for and always has a permanent record of his efforts.

I recognize that software inherently lacks the shelf life that mediums like film enjoy, but I plan to at least partially achieve this goal by writing more often, contributing to open source more frequently, shipping and maintaining side projects, and striving to make the company I work for a success — steps that will give me something concrete that others find useful / enjoyable.

8 hours of sleep per night. That’s it.

If I can nail this, everything else will fall into place. I’ll naturally drink less alcohol and eat better. In the last few months, I’ve experimented (via Apple Watch) with the impact that alcohol and diet has on sleep.

The book Why We Sleep, combined with habit theory, has had the greatest influence on this decision.

- Switch over to a mouse-less workflow.

- Stop being so negative and cynical.

- Stop caring about things outside of my control.

- Train my body harder.

- Learn a new instrument.

- Learn all the songs off one classic record. Probably an early Megadeth one.

- Read more books.

- Write regularly.

- Touch my toes. Handstand. Etc.