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Ask HN: What are your big plans for 2013?

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Re: Ask HN: What are your big plans for 2013?

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post #20

To accomplish something every day, no matter how small. (365 little things * the probability they'll get done) > (a few big things * the probability they'll get done) I did this in 2012 and am still shocked at how much more I accomplished than in any other year. All those little things + their compound interest turned out to be a bigger result than anything I could have planned. Who knew?

Interesting, do you have any example of what you've done in 2012?

Re: Ask HN: What are your big plans for 2013?

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Mechanism: I wrote myself a Google doc with my new year's resolutions and I'm going to set Astrid reminders to review them quarterly (let's say at the end of March, June, September, and in time for 2014's resolutions). I agree with @kator's comment that it's totally arbitrary. Maybe, but it's convenient! Also I'm sharing it here to make myself feel like I'm obligated to someone. :)

The full doc would be boring to put here, so here is the tl;dr version:

1. Productivity 2. School 3. Fitness

Slightly longer version:

1. Productivity - primary goal: "I will be productive and inspired all the time." Practically, this means wasting less time, doing more personal coding projects, learning new skills, and other things. My first task in this goal is to finish reading and start implementing GTD. A couple of inspiring discussions: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4979938 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4982649

2. School (I am a master's degree student) - primary goal: "I will finish all my course requirements and at least 70% of my thesis research and writing". (The definition of 70% is "feels like 70%".) Secondary goal: "My school time will be much more relaxed and awesome than it is currently, and I'll leave more time for side projects, side work, and personal stuff."

3. Fitness - primary goal: "By the end of 2013 I will be stunningly sexy." Inspiring discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4971196

Re: Ask HN: What are your big plans for 2013?

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post #14

Currently I use OneNote to manage projects and such. I've yet to find a really good cross-platform tool that works as well. Plans for 2013, more OSS, less MS. More coding, less managing.

You might like Evernote, I didn't but it is cross-platform (+web). I've taken to just using a wiki now.

I didn't either. It's definitely good for recording things but I think OneNote has other strengths that make it way better.
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