Not to publish another game.
Extremely here for this answer.
Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?
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Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?
#82The only resolution I ever did was to never make New Year resolutions. I did that back in 1976 and it’s worked so far!
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#83I have a few various things I'm trying to achieve in 2020.
- Reduce meat consumption significantly. I do enjoy meat and cooking dishes like slow roasted meats but I started eating beyond meat/fake meats in 2019 and loved them. In a couple of dishes I literally couldnt tell the difference. I think when things get to the point where they taste as good/better than the product they're intended to replace, why not embrace them? I still like meat and am not seeking to become fully vegetarian but will definitely cut down to just 1-2 times a week, high quality butcher/organic meat and reduce my impact on the planet in some small way.
- Go completely cashless. I was just about there in achieving this in a couple of months in 2019. It's not a hugely difficult challenge but I think it's a fun one to try and it's very doable these days. Starting Jan 1st I'm going to see how far I can make it without holding real money.
- Take more 3-4 day weekends and travel more. I live in a city with great public transport and don't own a car so it can be tough to travel without thinking you have to take 2+ weeks off from work, but renting a car for a weekend is trivially cheap if you plan ahead a little bit (- The usuals of trying to get fit, lose a few pounds, more regular gym. Need to find some way of making the gym fun as I really don't have any interest in it even though I know it's good for me.
- Make more music. I'm really getting in to Ableton and Maschine and whilst I'm really 'level 1' at the moment I enjoy it loads and want to dedicate 2-3 nights a week to just making tunes, it's very relaxing and it's great to be doing something that's more actively producing something rather than passively consuming yet more netflix, HBO etc.
Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?
#84I'm a big fan of committing publicly. I posted a number of goals on twitter, so I can hold myself accountable and see how I did at the end of the year: https://twitter.com/simonsarris/status/1205178408344457217
I'll post only a few here so I don't pollute the space too much.
4. build dry stone arch bridge with remaining granite to the 2nd field over the big stream
7. Turn the entire front lawn into a crazy field of poppies, probably a mix of shirley, california, and icelandic. The california poppies experient grew really well this year but we'll see how they do year over year.
8. Have a baby
9. Design some cottages. It may be many years before we're able to build one, though [note: one year ago we designed and built and moved into our house]
13. Make a few more "for fun" websites
14. Make a small LLC? And sell some art stuff? I'm not sure what yet, maybe pottery or wood things, just for fun.
16. On the 3rd field, start to build a temple to Artemis or Apollo, or the sun. It will almost certainly have to be timber, not stone. Also build a small temple or shrine to Christ. Probably won't be done in 2020.
18. Start a book of fables, try to self-publish it before the end of 2021? I have only some notes for this so far, I really don't know how long it will take.
Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?
#85I have a few various things I'm trying to achieve in 2020. - Reduce meat consumption significantly. I do enjoy meat and cooking dishes like slow roasted meats but I started eating beyond meat/fake meats in 2019 and loved them. In a couple of dishes I literally couldnt tell the difference. I think when things get to the point where they taste as good/better than the product they're intended to replace, why not embrace…
Thanks for sharing. You have goals similar to mine, including travel and music production.
> Go completely cashless
Just curious, could you explain your motivation behind it? In my case, I was actually thinking about doing the opposite, because I rarely use cash and feel like I spend more than I should due to not seeing the actual money leaving the wallet.
Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?
#86I have a few various things I'm trying to achieve in 2020. - Reduce meat consumption significantly. I do enjoy meat and cooking dishes like slow roasted meats but I started eating beyond meat/fake meats in 2019 and loved them. In a couple of dishes I literally couldnt tell the difference. I think when things get to the point where they taste as good/better than the product they're intended to replace, why not embrace…
> I think when things get to the point where they taste as good/better than the product they're intended to replace, why not embrace them?
The simplest answer may be that the precautionary principle suggests that eating tried and true foods, rather than newer synthetics, is probably better for your health. Many nutrients are most bio-available in the dense animal products we have eaten for a very long time.
Why not eat pastured meat instead? If you eat pastured cow, you are supporting the ecosystem of cow (for its partial life) but also possums, raccoons, ducks, field mice, butterflies, snakes, birds, bees, and thousands of other insects that populate the fields of pasture. If you eat beef every day, you still eat less than 1 cow for the year. Pasture animals are regenerative and allow for other animals to co-exist without the horrifying bits that go into making row crops (The pesticides causing colony collapse disorder? It's not the cow's fault.) Herbicide and insecticide usage is also way higher.
So I don't think it's quite so ethical clear cut, but if you try to do a calculus, I think pastured mammals is some of the best, maybe followed by vegetarian-ish diets, maybe(?) followed by factory meat at the lowest rung.
Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?
#87Goals for 2020:
Sharpening the Saw:
- C# I haven’t kept up with the latest ASP.Net Core/Entity Framework Core over the past two years.
- Python: I first learned Python last year, but just enough for simple scripts and AWS lambda. I want to learn “Advanced Python” and at least do a hobby project with Django or Flask.
- TypeScript - I’ve worked with Javascript for years, but just started working with Node this year. I played with TS about 5 years ago but not since.
- ElasticSearch work projects.
Health:
- get off the soda and sweets and eat more fruits and vegetables.
- lose 10 pounds
- rebuild cardio and core strength
- add more workout days. I can work out at home on my gym equipment while watching educational videos to “Sharpen the Saw”
Relationships:
- More quality time with my wife. I spent a lot of time this year focused on work and getting a lot of practical experience with AWS and getting into shape (health reasons).
- Visit and call my parents more.
- Spend more time with friends.
Finances:
- spend less on junk food and eating out.
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#89Someone else said that they were all for committing publicly.
In that vein, I guess I should do a retrospective:
Last year I said.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18766071
I am in the middle of a technology pivot - moving away from the on-prem/Microsoft stack to AWS development/Devops/networking and the $cool_kids JavaScript full stack along with Python. Also adding on Docker/Kubernetes and ElasticSearch. Finally, I’ve railed against the need for LeetCode style studying and I haven’t had an interview in almost 20 years that has required it, but I guess I will get back to basics and start working through it.
So how did I do?
+ Reviewed JS and did my first Node API that is being used by four new front end features.
+ Networking outside of AWS was a real weakness. I studied for and passed the AWS Advanced Networking Certification to learn how AWS fits into the larger networking world and hybrid environments.
+ Decided not to focus on Kubernetes/Docker and started moving some services over to AWS/Elastic Container Services/Docker.
+ Created processes to start moving the company over to AWS CodeBuild + OctopusDeploy.
- Didn’t get a chance to do any ElasticSearch projects. Hopefully in 2020.
- I really hate front end development and the latest frameworks. My trying to do a React project was a complete failure. I think I’ll do a small Angular project just for a bullet point on my resume.
- Not doing leetCode or algorithms in 2020. Maybe in 2021 if necessary.
- Didn’t get any better with Python.
Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?
#90As far as past learnings go I did a year in review but it's the first one I've done so it encompassed a little more than 2019:
https://jborichevskiy.com/posts/year-in-review-2019/
As far as the next year goes, the important ones are:
* write - at least one in-depth blog post per month
* read - ideally an hour a day
* dive into org-mode and replace my most annoying tools with it
* start hosting regular dinners - just giving curious/motivated a people a space to talk, brainstorm, and discuss the world
* more hikes, dancing, painting, and sunsets