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So it’s the end of another year. 737pm as I start writing this. I’m writing this because I find that I always kinda regret when I don’t do annual updates. I wish I could look back and see my reflections from all of my years. But we can’t change the past, we can only do something about now. So here I am, doing something about now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What were the major good things about 2018 for me?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I find myself thinking about Internet stuff. I gained something like 6,000 new Twitter followers<\/a> this year. Hashtag blessed! I got lucky with a viral thread<\/a> that was responsible for maybe the first 3,000 \u2013 but even then, I’d like to think that those people stayed because I post quality content. (Some thoughts on going viral<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve gotten much better at doing twitter threads<\/a>, which I think is something that has improved my actual thinking abilities. Think I’m going to write an article about this. I have so many threads \u2013 TV<\/a>, movies<\/a>, games<\/a>, relationships<\/a>, historical fun facts<\/a>, maps<\/a>, wholesome vibes<\/a>, whoa<\/a>, bollywood<\/a>, wwe… I started doing a personal history project<\/a> of sorts. I’ve also gotten a lot better at managing my notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I met a bunch of cool internet friends<\/a>! I would have been amazed to have gotten this opportunity just a couple of years ago, but now it feels like something that is normal for me. Which is so wild, I am so grateful. I’m looking forward to making more great internet friends<\/a>. This is my primary reason for being online, really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went on a trip to India with my parents<\/a>, which taught me a lot about them and myself in relation to them. I’m still reflecting on what I’ve learned. I think I’m particularly proud of having gotten better at having a sort of slightly-distanced view of myself; it’s somehow a lot more natural for me now to say things like “it’s fun to witness my brain<\/a>“. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I left my job<\/a>, which was a little scary and unsettling but I think the time was right. On retrospect I think I’ll probably think that I should’ve actually left earlier. Being a feral free agent has been eye-opening<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I read a pretty decent number of books and did threads about them<\/a>! I feel liberated from having the impulse to complete books \u2013 I simply do whatever I think is interesting. PS: I think the joyful thing about reading is not to collect individual bits of data (which IS fun), but to try on new ways of seeing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I gave a couple of marketing-related talks<\/a>, which was great. Going to do more for sure. I’ve also picked up a consulting gig for Q1 2019, which I am looking forward to taking very seriously and giving it my absolute best effort. Early in the year I interviewed a bunch of small businesses<\/a>, which was a great experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did an interview with Shopify<\/a> and made a video about my t-shirt business<\/a>. That was fun. Couple of other interviews here<\/a> and there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve started writing essays for my book, Naughty Boy<\/a>. I may have been a little too ambitious about how much time I was going to take to get it done, but I have a good feeling about it. I’m also working on a book called INTROSPECT<\/a>, which I’ve admittedly been kinda procrastinating on while I figure out everything else I’m working on. Ironic, I know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Started play-testing my card game JIBABOM<\/a>! \u2013 will be finishing it and selling it in 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April I got a bunch of people to show up at Hong Lim Park and scream for no reason<\/a>. That was fun. (Faced an interesting dilemma dealing with latecomers<\/a>.) Looking forward to doing it again next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started a Patreon<\/a>. I now have 8 people who are sending me money every month. It doesn’t make a significant dent in my financial situation yet, but it certainly makes a substantial and highly-welcome dent in my self-perception as a creative. I now have people who are rooting for me, with actual $$ behind it. I like to think that there’s “visa the creative” and “visa the janitor”. I’m the janitor!! There is something very liberating about this. I am not responsible for the profundity of the work, I am just responsible for making sure the work gets done. (This POV is informed by Liz Gilbert’s TED talk on genius, and Pressfield’s The War Of Art. And a bit of Amanda Palmer’s Art of Asking.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was featured in TIME for my skillful meme-ing<\/a>, lol<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bad things?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t write as many word vomits as I would’ve liked.<\/strong>Yet for some reason this isn’t something that bothers me very much. I think I’m on the right track. I spent most of my creative energy on Twitter this year, and I think that was time and energy mostly well spent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did not travel as much as I feel like I should’ve or could’ve.<\/strong> Life is short. I should see more of the world, meet more people, try new things. I shouldn’t feel pressured to do those things, that’s just a new way of making yourself feel like shit for no reason. But I should gently challenge and invite myself to explore and learn for the joy of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I may have too many projects going on all at once.<\/strong> \ud83d\ude05 But I have made my peace with this as a function of my natural style. Getting better at managing this is a lifelong challenge, but the underlying fundamental thing is part of what makes me, me. I will sunset some projects, put others on the backburner, and generally just keep getting better at the meta-project of project management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did not spend as much quality time with loved ones as I would’ve liked.<\/strong> Myself, my wife, my family and friends. There was some here and there, sure, but I would like to continue to be more proactive about it. More mindful, deliberate, intentional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did not make my health a priority as much as I would’ve liked.<\/strong> I thought this would naturally get a lot better after I left my job and had lots of free time, but I ended up mostly just bumming around. I’ve been doing a bunch of pullups and pushups, which is great, but I haven’t been prepping my own food as much as I could’ve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, onwards to 2019!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a good feeling about this year. A lot of things are lining up pretty nicely, a lot of clutter is starting to fall away, I’m developing more clarity on what I want to be doing and how I want to be doing it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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