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Ask HN: What are your New Years resolutions?
- matchmike1313 9y ago1) Read 25 books 2) Go to the Gym 50 times 3) Visit 2 new countries 4) Create Colorado 14ers app for Android and iOS 5) Meditate 100 times
- gallerdude 9y agoI like how quantifiable these are!
- muzani 9y agoI'd be careful with quantifiable resolutions. I did some of these before. When you choose to read X amount of books and so on, you'll be likely to pick easy books, instead of a difficult book or rereading something multiple times. Meditate 100 times is great because it turns it into a habit. But have to be careful with it otherwise.
- drakonka 9y agoEat less sugar.
- source99 9y ago1. Track calories in 2. Track calories out 3. Fast 25 days 4. Meditate 100 * 15 minutes 5. Convince my customer to take on the busy work part of my SW engine 6. Integrate ML into SW engine.
- dukeflukem 9y agoFigure out what I can do to be happy with my career given constraints in my life and what I want from life. E.g. I could have a great career but a miserable life if I leave my family but that would make me utterly miserable and probably depressed too so is self defeating. I'm not a Steve Jobs or Elon Musk type but I can't stand just cranking out code for the next JIRA each day I need something between. 9-5 and a startup.
- gallerdude 9y agoYeah, that's a very important balance in life - good luck!
- muzani 9y ago80000hours.org is a good place to look. They're a non profit dedicated to helping people find meaningful careers.
- Red_Tarsius 9y ago1. Overcome Internet addiction. I've used the computer to shield me from negative thoughts, thus hindering my professional and emotional development. I've been following a new schedule in the last weeks. It keeps track of working time (16 chunks of pomodoro), real life duties, sleep and hours spent online. It's important not to let myself go autopilot. 2. Get the goddamn degree. 3. Always go to bed early and sleep for 8 hours. 4. Be more patient and appreciate the benefits of a daily routine (tortoise) over crunch time (hare).
- iDemonix 9y ago1. Build a proper morning routine 2. Meditate more 3. Cycle a lot more 4. Cut out drugs/drink 5. Live by 'Shipped is better than perfect' and actually release something And mostly - Spend more time with my fiancée and dog - the stuff that matters
- muzani 9y agoI did much of this in 2017. I didn't find meditation more productive, but I was already a very mindful person. One tip I'd give is to simply make it consistent instead of long. I stick to one breath. I suffered from overdiscipline as well. Sometimes it's effective to just be impulsive, and you don't want your morning routine to get in the way of productive impulse.
- muzani 9y ago1. Be nicer. Avoid fighting whenever possible. Smile at people I don't like. Wish more people to be happy. 2. Go fast but never run. Going too fast is unproductive. Paramedics don't run. Push past the point of resistance, but stop long before the point of congestion. 3. Donate 10% of income to charity.
- quantummkv 9y ago1. Start shipping my projects. 2. Cut down on binge watching and reading. 3. Finally start writing the blog i have procrastinating about for a year.