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Re: Share Your Results of 2021

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Post by deanmoriarty » Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 7:19 PM UTC

xwx wrote: post #12

giantg2 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's an effective cut. 1.5% increase minus 6.2% inflation.

Sorry to hear about that. I doubt it makes you feel any better, but isn't that an effective cut of 4.4%? As a starting point, original pay was 100% of original pay. A year later, the same amount in real terms is, in nominal terms, 106.2% of the original amount (at 6.2% interest). But, if you're being paid 101.5% of the original amount, in nominal terms, then in real terms you're being paid (101.5/106.2) = 0.9557... o…

I am truly fascinated by your comment. I have to ask, what was the mental process that brought you to write it?

I am specifically wondering why a person would write such a pedantic (in my opinion, no offense whatsoever) comment, stated with absolute seriousness.

Is this just an instance of “someone is factually wrong on the Internet and I _have_ to correct them”, or were you really thinking there would be a chance that the OP would feel better as a result of your observation?

Re: Share Your Results of 2021

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Post by atsushin » Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 7:22 PM UTC

Sorry for your loss, OP. :( I:

1. Started reading books again. Haven't finished any of them but I'm well into them and try to read as often as time can allow

2. Finished my master's degree

3. Started a backend development job, which, while it isn't the field I'm trying to be in, is very interesting and satisfying

4. Got my sleeping habits in order again

5. Made decent progress in learning Japanese

Re: Share Your Results of 2021

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Post by giantg2 » Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 7:39 PM UTC

deanmoriarty wrote: post #21

xwx wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry to hear about that. I doubt it makes you feel any better, but isn't that an effective cut of 4.4%? As a starting point, original pay was 100% of original pay. A year later, the same amount in real terms is, in nominal terms, 106.2% of the original amount (at 6.2% interest). But, if you're being paid 101.5% of the original amount, in nominal terms, then in real terms you're being paid (101.5/106.2) = 0.9557... o…

I am truly fascinated by your comment. I have to ask, what was the mental process that brought you to write it? I am specifically wondering why a person would write such a pedantic (in my opinion, no offense whatsoever) comment, stated with absolute seriousness. Is this just an instance of “someone is factually wrong on the Internet and I _have_ to correct them”, or were you really thinking there would be a chance th…

I mean, even though it made me feel even more shitty, it was a good reminder that I made raw common mistake of subtracting two percentages vs dividing to form the new percentage. I should have known better.

Re: Share Your Results of 2021

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Post by gremlinsinc » Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 7:39 PM UTC

1. Struggled immensely w/ depression..

2. Maybe had a midlife crisis - at the least I went crazy for a few months after seeing a 'glitch in the matrix' that had me convinced we're in a simulation, that the universe is one conscious thing and we're just dreams, or many worlds is true and we travel between them somehow...went down many occult and mandela effect rabbit holes.... trying to shift/change/alter reality all to no avail...finally came back to reality deciding better to just live w/ what I know is at least as real as I can fathom.

Donald Hoffman has some sound theories on simulation being the likeliest scenario, but has stated that those who don't know they're part of the simulation apparently have an evolutionary advantage over those who do...

Which is to say CEOs make more than Philosophers and Spiritualists ...which could be akin to "winning" i guess depending how you look.

3. Found a client I love working for, but the work is a little sparse, and my anxiety/depression has been really demotivating.

4. Forced to move because landlord sold our house.

5. Dreamed up an idea to buy land and build a homestead, and tiny-home eco-village, as well as glamping sites.... WIP -- needs funding. It'll be between Zion National Park and Grand Canyon likely if I ever get the $$ for land.

6. Learned more react, and vue composition api, and laravel livewire.

7. Started a co-op, but backburnered it for a few to work out logistics on our first project. Not sure if my team is still w/ me or has moved on.

8. Watched a lot of ADHD videos to try and solve my ADHD - I've got meds, but this has just been a hard year.

9. Applied to 100 jobs in July...didn't get hired. PHP/Laravel Mid-to-Senior dev w/ experience w/ Vue, React, Remix.run, rust, etc.. Learned how much I hate interviews decided to table that for a bit and continue freelancing and maybe I'll just set a more reasonable 1-2 interview/month schedule...

10. Keep wanting to get into consulting, I'm very good at comparison shopping platforms, open source products, SaaS products, etc to fulfill niche needs, I just don't know where to pitch it to, or how to move out of development to consulting.

11. Decided I'm way underpayed and need to start renegotiating contracts and raising rates from $40/hour to maybe $60/hour or more.

Goals for 2022:

1. Rededicate myself to fitness, as i think that'll help balance some mental health stuff. 2. Refocus on my co-op. 3. Find the financing for land for my eco-village/intentional community/glamping camp. 4. Build an ERP for co-ops that manages different types of point systems for rewards, voting power, etc...points to be awarded based on hours, volunteer time, money spent in stores, referrals, etc... and highly configurable by the SaaS tenant. It'll also feature front-facing portals for common business types (restaurants, e-commerce shops, etc).

Re: Share Your Results of 2021

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Post by mmohtasim » Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 7:40 PM UTC

1. I started a job as a data scientist

2. I found the love of my life.

3. I found my long lost joy from studying/learning new things.

Re: Share Your Results of 2021

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Post by fruzz » Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 7:54 PM UTC

1. I spent time with my bff. I spent time with my dad. Time with loved ones is what I value most in life; I'm glad I got some good memories. :)

2. I got a job as a backend senior eng; I went from making $65K to $102K a year.

3. I did two trips: Maldives & Newfoundland.

Re: Share Your Results of 2021

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Post by chuckdotis » Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 8:23 PM UTC

LinkSake wrote: post #9

chuckdotis wrote: post #8

My condolences for your loss. Congrats on 2 through 5. 1. I started a new job digital marketing job making the most money I've ever made 2. I read 14 books (my goal for 2021 was 12 - I've never read that many in a single year ever). 3. I started training BJJ again after 1.5 year break because of the pandemic. 4. I started blogging/writing again after an ~8 year break. From personal experience, writing down a handful…

Was it hard to write again after the long break? What did you did to gain momentum again?

I was never much of a writer, but I find that writing down ideas I'm not only better able to articulate them verbally, but I'm able to better make sense of them.

In terms of momentum, I spent a month forcing myself to write everyday with the goal of writing two sentences for something I was working. Some days I wasn't feeling up to it so I just wrote the two sentences, but oftentimes it was much more than two sentences.

Re: Share Your Results of 2021

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Post by teetertater » Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 8:25 PM UTC

Sorry for your loss OP, I also lost a family member :(

This year I:

1. Started a new job in a new country after waiting a long time for visa stuff

2. Began building a couple side projects in public (twitter mostly)

3. Did a lot of lego technic stuff and made videos about it

4. Made some good friends

Re: Share Your Results of 2021

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Post by Mattasher » Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 8:29 PM UTC

1. We moved from Ontario to Florida

2. My podcast The Filter was pick up on terrestrial radio as well (KeysTalk FM)

3. I filmed the first season of a TV show featuring long-form conversations, see https://www.pbs.org/show/mattasher-show/

4. My wife is pregnant

2021 was an extraordinary year.

Re: Share Your Results of 2021

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Post by pvinis » Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 8:33 PM UTC

can I quickly say this is a lovely post? thanks OP.

1. I had to move to the UK for work because of brexit. I now realize I don't like London and I'll probably move away. that sucked.

2. I had a big, impactful relationship that broke. I am not over it yet, it's been really hard. that was amazing and later sucked.

3. I got into crypto way more. it's fun, and I'm learning stuff, from how these work to making contracts etc. I made my own token, made my own nfts, cool stuff. that was fun.

4. I traveled A LOT. It started because I wanted to avoid being in London, and I spent a lot of time outside the country. that was great for traveling, slightly bad because I had no "home base" for a while this year.

5. made a bunch of keyboards, played a bunch of games and matches online with friends, realized remote work works for me, slept in a castle, slept in a windmill, drove a Sinclair, gained some weight, tried to make some art.

all in all, a hard, strange, fun, tiring year.