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#41
- Give everything in trying to get a master degree while working full time (30yo). Consider only at the end of the year if it is good to continue or better to stop.

- Join some pilates/yoga group/course to do together with powerlifting

- Keep improving emotionally

- Be far more assertive

- Have far more fun in life

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#42
The past decade contained most of my professional software engineering career, so I basically went from a hobbyist to a senior engineer that can use technology to solve business problems.

We have a toddler without any of our families in town, so my goal for 2020 would be to (at least to some extent) get back into more healthy life style including eating well and more regular exercise. That leaves pretty much no time outside of the 9-5 hours at my day job.

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

#43
In 2020 I would like to reach beta with my blockchain game project release a full feature demo, and establish a studio around the game. If the whole thing works out, I would love to be able to say that my company was established in 2020.

Also: I would like to release something good enough that you guys will upvote me into existence.

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

#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

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

#45
2020 Goals:

- Start freelancing. I'd like to both write independently and do development work.

- Get back into running (XC in high school, but I'm out of practice). Run at least a 5k (preferably longer, like a half marathon) and run at least 500 miles in the year.

- Visit three more National Parks.

- Start blogging (informally or formally, whichever) about personal finance

- Travel more. I took two international trips in 2019, but they were both to places I'd already been. I'd like to go to the Baltic states in 2020 (plans maybe in process...) and possibly somewhere in South America or Africa?

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

#46
Technical goals: Double down on existing investments, with a focus on real-time analytics and user experiences.

Desired results: • Cloud Certifications (provider TBD) • Competent in Spring and React • Major side projects stable, documented: • Grafka v1.0 • QIT v2.0

Systems • 1 hour every morning, 5 days / week • 4 hour scheduled block 1 day / month

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

#48
Like 2019, my resolution for 2020 is not to have a resolution. Though this is not much, I still expect to fail like this year. Or didn't I?

Important things are health, family, and a nice, friendly society in general.

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

#49
post #20

1. Learn Go for building my startup. 2. Learn everything I can do build and run a decent software startup. 3. More regular and well-defined Strength training, intermittent fasting and meditation practice. 4. Be less distracted by video games and focus on self and professional development. 5. Higher quality time with my partner and family, more mutual and outdoor activities, less screen time. 6. Write/start a blog to…

Assuming you already know another programming language, learning a new one to build a software startup might not be the optimal option, as you'll be competing with others with more experience than you. Instead, build it on what you currently use (unless that is PHP, in which case, I back your decision 150%!)

Re: Ask HN: 2020 goals and resolutions?

#50
* Consume less. Do something good for the planet.

* Rekindle my career now that I’m done having kids. Start a new research project, submit ~5 good papers.

* Help my husband with his career transition.

* Figure out how to have more impact in my consulting gig.

* Learn how to match flavors in food and how to pair food and wine.

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