Rooms by the Sea, 1951 by Edward Hopper
two quotes to anchor the year
“Blind as we are, we hinder God, and stop the current of His graces. The Practice of the Presence of God
“We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.” E.O. Wilson
i have a habit of setting ambitious goals and accomplishing only a few of them. this time, instead of resolutions, here's a wish list—things i hope to do.
create
- rasberry pi + eink display project
- one photo each day for my blog
- (revive) a monthly newsletter with W on substack
- an app on the App Store
- research paper for ucsf
- ghibli sketch book with fineliner pen
- sketch with color pencils
- photography website for photos i took in SF
- song for T
- short story in mandarin
- matcha bowl and cup in pottery class
consume
- read 10 books
- no doomscrolling in bed (morning/night)
health
- not be in the ER
- ~60 kg
- gym >5x a week
- sleep latest by 1 am
- try therapy for anxiety
faith
- serve in church
- 1x a week bible study with T
- read ~50% of the bible, first thing in the morning/before bed
relationship
- call friends once a week
- pay full attention in calls with family and T
- make a new friend
work
- sacred time of rest on Sunday (morning to evening)
- reach 300 PRs merged (80 as of time of writing)
- get better at thinking through problems like an engineer (design, tradeoffs, proposing solutions that actually make sense)
- learn how to give fun presentations
- make people laugh/get to know colleagues more
- get O1
learn
- 100 anki spanish daily phrases
- 500 anki mandarin flashcards
- one piano song i can play when asked
- mahjong
travel
- vancouver
- new york
fun
- snorkeling in key biscane
- skiing
financial
- have $150k
- invest $50k