Paradigms do not shift themselves

2023 is over, and with a new year comes the annual opportunity to re-invent, improve and change.

Let's keep this short and sweet.

In 2023 I was flying blind with maximum effort and minimal direction. It resulted in a lot of stress, exhaustion and burn out.

2024 will be the year of hyperfocus, measured success and balancing for happiness.

The Why behind my goals:

• More satisfaction with what I get done
• More financial freedom
• More time with the people I love
• More experiences and time well spent

I'm setting goals based on how they support the Why, and making sure they are finite, achievable goals.

2024 Goals:

Growth

Habits

• Sleep: Average 7h 30m sleep (2023 avg: 6h 37m)
  • Measured with Eight Sleep app
• Avg 2 workouts per week
  • 100 workouts completed
• Daily writing. 1 piece of writing published per week on website.

Skills to improve:

• API Architecture and design patterns
• Frontend Architecture and design patterns
• Test-driven development
• Japanese - Continue daily lessons
  • Maintain streak.
  • Maximum 1 streak freeze per month.

Skills to add:

• Video Production - Creating YouTube videos for tech and gaming.

Books to read

Nonfiction: (At least half the books on thist list)

• Godel, Escher, Bach
• The Creative Act: A Way of Being
• Meditations
• The Prince
• Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
• Make Your Own Neural Work
• 7 Habits (reread)

Fiction: (At least half the books on this list)

• The Atlas Six
• One Dark Window
• Nightfall
• Fourth Wing
• Ninth House
• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
• Bunny
• The Priory of the Orange Tree
• The War of Lost Hearts
• Berserk
• American Gods
• The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
• A Court of Thorn and Roses
• If We Were Villains

Family

• 2 dates per month minimum w/ Megan
• 2 new adventures per month w/ the whole family

Travel

• Visit Japan

Money

• $50,000 in crypto / NFT profit
• $1,000 per month in profit from side projects