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Post by kavinskyy »

totaldex wrote: post #109
kavinskyy wrote: post #104

I wanted to keep 2020 goals succinct because last year I struggled to meet most of them. - Finish the distant learning program which I'm currently undertaking - Get into the best shape possible and drop body fat percentage by 3-4% (already lost 22lbs/10kgs this year, so this seems achievable) - Move to a different country and get a better job working with Flutter or Native App Development - Focus on my mental health…

With respect to body fat percentage, I would caution being conservative with your goals. I don't know your personal situation, but my experience with this area led me to a powerful conclusion in 2019: Fitness has diminishing returns as you get to the more extreme ends. For me, getting from 20% to 15% body fat was straightforward, and took 3 months. I figured 15% to 10% was achievable in a similar timeframe, but it en…

Yes, it was very similar for me too. Getting from 23% to 18% wasn't difficult at all.

Moving from 18% to 13-14% and maintaining it is going to be difficult but I will proceed with caution and monitor the progress diligently.

Thanks for the advice!

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

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Post by AlchemistCamp »

bdibs wrote: post #62
AlchemistCamp wrote: post #44

In 2019, I built Alchemist Camp into a decent side-business (see https://questinglog.com/2019-year-in-review/ ). In 2020, my goals are: - Double gross subscription sales - Keep lifetime retention above 60% - Launch product #2 by the first of March - Finally travel to the US for an Elixir conference

Back when I was first learning Phoenix, I watched a couple of your videos! The one I can remember is about using edeliver to deploy, which I'm using right now for my little project, Podalong. Just wanted to thank you for them, it's a solid resource for anyone interested in Elixir/Phoenix. I hope you reach and exceed your goals!

Thanks and that's great to hear the videos were useful!

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

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Post by pythonbase »

- Delve more into Python, with emphasis on ML part.

- Pick up some JS, enough to build steady UIs

- Read 20 books during the year.

- Take at least 15 days trip preferably out of country, or in the remote parts locally. Planning to do this at least twice in the year ;)

- Spend more time with the family, take kids out more.

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Post by virtuallynathan »

totaldex wrote: post #109
kavinskyy wrote: post #104

I wanted to keep 2020 goals succinct because last year I struggled to meet most of them. - Finish the distant learning program which I'm currently undertaking - Get into the best shape possible and drop body fat percentage by 3-4% (already lost 22lbs/10kgs this year, so this seems achievable) - Move to a different country and get a better job working with Flutter or Native App Development - Focus on my mental health…

With respect to body fat percentage, I would caution being conservative with your goals. I don't know your personal situation, but my experience with this area led me to a powerful conclusion in 2019: Fitness has diminishing returns as you get to the more extreme ends. For me, getting from 20% to 15% body fat was straightforward, and took 3 months. I figured 15% to 10% was achievable in a similar timeframe, but it en…

How are you measuring that? 10% is hard! I've only managed <10% by DEXA for like a month, I hover around 14-15% by DEXA now.

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

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Post by markosaric »

My primary goal is to make more environmentally conscious decisions whenever possible. I'm thinking along these lines:

- buy minimal necessary amount of stuff in general

- choose local, seasonal and less-packaged stuff when buying groceries

- choose independent and environmentally conscious producers over large multinationals

- drink tap water and loose leaf tea instead of drinks packaged in plastic bottles

- consume minimal amount of meat/milk/cheese/fish/eggs

- walk and run

- take buses and trains instead of a personal car, cab or plane

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Post by SkyTreasure »

My goals: 1. Do one Himalayan trek 2. Visit one country abroad. 3. Run 12 Half marathons, one every month. 4. Run 1 HM with timing of less than 2hrs 30mins (current best 2:45) 5. Read 25 books 6. Double my focused work from 4hrs/day to 10hrs/day 7. Keep building, irrespective of failure and keep improving and learning from it.

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Post by kmarc »

x2f10 wrote: post #64

I am working to improve self-discipline in almost all forms: diet, exercise, reading, attention span, and even relaxation. I suffer a large amount of anxiety from this. I don't do the things I need to and I do too much of the things I shouldn't. I need a better balance or I will forever be disappointed with what could have been.

You might want to check out - mindfulness - meditation

Those can help tackling anxiety in general and also being more conscious about the choices you make (like spending time on stuff you'd "regret" afterwards)

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

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Post by eric_cc »

x2f10 wrote: post #64

I am working to improve self-discipline in almost all forms: diet, exercise, reading, attention span, and even relaxation. I suffer a large amount of anxiety from this. I don't do the things I need to and I do too much of the things I shouldn't. I need a better balance or I will forever be disappointed with what could have been.

As somebody that has always dealt with generalized anxiety, starting a daily yoga practice was life changing. The breath work is the most important aspect to me. I’m very fortunate to live where I can go in person to inspiring classes with great teachers.

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

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Post by nyxtom »

I like to use dimensional analysis when setting goals, so in that spirit:

Health:

- Get better at cooking meals from basic ingredients. This year I cut back eating out for financial reasons. I now incorporate intermittent fasting, smoothies, lots of veggies, some meat. Cold potatoes are a staple for satiety. I would like to continue exploring different vegetables variety with a single new recipe based on a given veggie/root at least each week.

- Do a sunrise hike at a state park

- Incorporate yoga as pre routine to workout regiment in the early morning. Incorporate body weight workout into running routine.

- Sleep in once a week

- Stop work at 4pm

Joy/Relationships:

- Play and finish existing games I own: Witcher 3, BoTW.

- Plan for and invest in the romance of my relationship. Get better at dating wife

- Take dog out to walks at parks more

- Introduce and invest in game night with family

- Invite family over and cook for them

Home/Finances:

- Work towards purchasing a home this year

- Make one room in the home as beautiful as possible.

Work/Skills:

- Build a game with webgl, wasm, rust

- Finish rust book, rustwasm

- Attend Meetups, make a presentation at one

- Stay consistent with focused time. I got really good at eliminating all distractions this year, would like that to continue into next year.

- stay consistent with one pull request a day.

- play piano at public gig, be able to play through first movement at least in Mozart’s sonata

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Post by ryanchants »

Get an apartment big enough to squeeze in an 8 shaft loom in an extra room.

Read at least as many books as this year (50+).

Try dating again, I've been running on my own for a while. I'm in a good place with my life where I'd like someone to share it all with.

Go mostly vegetarian (aiming for 80%).

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