I, like a lot of people I read and respect, don’t necessarily like the idea of a New Year’s Resolution. Mostly because they are broken and forgotten before the end of January. And when that happens, we tend to feel like failures.
That’s not cool.
So, instead, I like to think about the year ahead and make a few goals and projects that will get me closer to a better version of me. Yeah, yeah; that is kinda sorta a resolution.
Here’s my list of stuff I want to accomplish (ala Mike Vardy’s nice list):
- Write more. Here at DevBurner, on other sites, and personally in Day One.
- Read less junk.
- Waste less time. I’m making an attempt to track my time in 2013 to see where it goes. Then cut out the unnecessary as much as possible.
- Make more. I have a couple of personal projects outside of my work at Acutec up my sleeve. They will be set in motion and finished this year.
- Go paperless. After finally reading David Sparks excellent book Paperless, I believe that I have a great paperless workflow that can scale and support the lifestyle this coming year. Now I have to drudge through all that paper!
- Improve my relationships. I really suck at relationships and I’m making an effort this year to be more available and be more of a true friend to my friends.
- Become healthier and sexier. My mom would tell me that it’s just my “baby weight” I haven’t lost, but when you are 28 that starts to sound a little outdated. I purchased a year of DailyBurn because I hate, hate, hate the gym and I’m trying to lose a decent amount of fat by the time I go on vacation I June.
- Switch my development and technology skills to more open ones. I’m a C# and web developer by trade and after using Windows 8 and watching where Microsoft is going, I’m starting to feel the fear. I’m going to learn and use some “open” languages this year and dive into to Unix and Linux more.
- Be a better husband.
- Play more music.
- Increase and maintain my spirituality.
- Help more people with technology.
I’d say that’s a pretty good list for 2013. See, to me another new year is just a milestone in a long project. It’s a time where I can stop and reflect and figure out what I want the next milestone to bring.
Here’s to 2013!