In bullet points
- Became single
- Returned to office
- Grew in project management skillset at work
- Ran 3 times a week comfortably
- Realized head-over-water breaststroke
- Did some work on the side
- Matured home NAS setup
- Attended first aid training
- Continued posting to Instagram @tommy_ku daily
- Renewed (part of) the wardrobe with fashionable clothes
- Family and friends are forever
- Hoarded film cameras and film
In short tips
Some recurring themes this year are self-empowerment, assertiveness and letting go.
Time spent in fixing mistakes is time wasted. When you could have spent less time avoiding the mistake in the first place. Take controlled risk. — Somewhere online
I have the tendency to hoard for backup so I have the option when the primary one fails (buy the same camera/headphones) but that means I’m forgoing a better future for a comfortable present. — Probably Me
Life never runs out of waves to shake you. But while it isn’t easy, you do learn to surf better. — charlie_wonka on Reddit, probably
Hatred is a curse that does not affect the hated. It only poisons the hater. Release a grudge as if it was a poison. — Probably Reddit
If you can move on and not care about them, it is good for your personal development. Your life is about you. Life without mistakes isn’t life, but a fairy tale. — Maybe me?
Fuck-ups happen. Some people make it their mission in life to make sure that whenever a fuck-up happens, somebody will suffer. Don’t be that person, and don’t let that person get to you. They’re an ass. — Probably Reddit
Spend time avoiding mistakes, not fixing them. — Probably Me
You don’t have to be young to feel young. — Probably Me
擅自期待，又因期望落空而擅自嬲怒，實在難看。 — Probably Me
他说，很多时候人们从同一点出发，有人会勉强自己做一些事，有了第一次还有第二次；而有人一开始就别扭，坚持初心，有了第一次，也会有第二次，时间一长，必然越走越远。 — 京都古书店风景
By the way, I should get better in recording sources of these tips.
In unsolicited advice
- Use virtual card
- Make use of reminders
- Exercise is a necessity
- Most things don’t deserve immediate attention
- Set up scheduled automatic investment
- Some friendships can really last
- Document how you solved a problem
- Backup: two is one, one is none
- Don’t just buy cameras, use them
- Don’t just buy books, read them
- Don’t just buy games, play them
- When 12ft ladder doesn’t work, try archive.today
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