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#162Happy New Year, everyone! 2025 was tumultuous but in the end I accomplished my professional goal of the last 10 years: transition from academia to industry. I went through several job rejections (in the hindsight very fortunately so), decided to commit to my research project and a startup idea, endured months-long unemployment and wound up at an up-and-coming industrial R&D AI lab. I feel like I drew a lucky ticket, but this is only a beginning and I need to double down on my goals in 2026. While the locus of my attention was on survival, I drifted away from someone I loved dearly and eventually I lost them. My newfound success has tasted bittersweet.
I also established a sleep schedule with consistent going to bed time at or before 10pm and waking up before 7am; this did wonders for my productivity. I am still affected by anxiety and looking for ways to improve my focus in 2026. I am hoping that it will be my most prolific year.
I could not have done this all without several of my close friends and collaborators, to whom I owe a big thank you.
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#163Happy New Year, everyone.
I was laid off back in 2023 from my development job.
I'm hoping to be able to get back to work in the New Year after taking some time off.
Wish me luck!
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#164Happy new year! I’m going into 2026 about 100 pounds down since last new years. I’m excited to see what the future holds when I’m in the best physical shape of my life. GLP-1 inhibitors are a modern miracle (admittedly to solve a modern problem). I realize now I wasn’t active because I was fat, not vice versa. I rode hundreds of miles on my bike this year, towing my wheelchair using daughter along for the ride in a b…
Congratulations and I hope your article inspires others to consider them as well.
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#165Happy New Year from Serbia. 2025 was bad in best way and good in worst way... Our government is increasingly autocratic in last decade to almost straight dictatorship but last year was year of protests that started cornering government. That led to increased oppression. It's worse for both sides but it's going in good direction albeit slowly. Spent 2025 in dozens of protests, rode bicycle across the country with stud…
Well done. Be strong and good luck!
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#166Happy NYE! Was a big one for me: went sober. Alcohol became my band-aid solution for everything, which ended up with me ignoring things that needed to be done and putting my relationships, job, and health at major risk. I am now 10 months sober and beyond relieved to not be where I was one year ago. I found my dream job in the process, and was able to transition out of an old job that felt stale and holding me back.…
Well done and happy new year.
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#167Thankyou and same to you. Last year for me was rough in many ways, watching a classmate from my high school go on trial for probably the world's most famous triple-murder in recent memory.
It affected me so deeply and of course I didn't understand why, so I went head first into self-discovery to try and understand it. Not sure I 100% have the answer yet but well on the way.
On the bright side, I managed to keep the weight off I had spent 4 years losing (35 kg!) and of course work is as wonderful as ever for me. So all that was good.
Happy new year all - may 2026 be better year for everyone.
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#1682025 wrap Got an internship Rejected a lowpay job offer Quit the 9 – 5 Built my own SaaS in 15 days as a self-taught dev Got 250+ users on my app Made my first sales before even consuming my 1-month stipend savings Crossed $100+ in December revenue Learned coding + marketing Didn’t skip the gym Deadlift PR: 400 lbs @ 130 lbs BW Betting on myself in 2026 Happy New Year
good for you big dog, keep it up
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#169Had a pretty bad year. Hoping 2026 will be way better! Happy new year everybody
best of luck to you big dog, make sure to work out
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#170Happy New Year! 2025: My first full year of running my own business, and things really went well. Also had my second child, a beautiful daughter who is currently not sleeping well at night. I am so tired. I lost my dog suddenly - he was my first dog and my companion for nine years. I love that guy so much.
best of luck to you big guy, best to you and yours