Thirty
There are years that feel like a continuation of a longstanding journey, and there are years where we transform our goals and mindsets. Read more [...]
Twenty Nine
My 2021 in a nutshell: A continuation of last year's pursuits. Read more [...]
Twenty Eight
If twenty seven was the age I threw myself into the world, then twenty eight was when I chose my paths to focus. Read more [...]
Twenty Seven
Twenty Seven was a life-changing foundational year for me. Read more [...]
August 2014 Wrapup and September 2014 Tenlist
I completed most of the items on my August tenlist. In this post, I discuss what happened with each individual item and also share my September tenlist.
August 2014 Tenlist
1. Pass Sociology 140. [Completed?]
This one is kind of funny, since I'm pretty sure I passed the class but grades have still not been posted yet. Meanwhile, the next semester at Cal has started and if for some odd reason I didn't pass the class, that means I'm going to miss weeks of instruction for any class I would have Read more [...]
August 2014 Tenlist
I quit doing the tenlist thing a long time ago. I think I know the reason why - the end of the season comes around, and I realize I've only accomplished 2/3 of the things I listed. I end up moving 1/3 of the list to the next season, leaving me feeling like I'm behind when setting goals like this. I'm sure I'm not the only one who makes a list of ten goals constantly, but I'm sure setting seasonal goals without intermediary steps breaks the concept in some way since it's based on agile methodology to some extent. I'm going to revisit the tenlist idea, except this time drastically shorten the timetable to only one month. Read more [...]
How The Autumn 2010 Tenlist Turned Out
A presentation and analysis of the Autumn 2010 Tenlist results. Read more [...]
Divergence Leads To Mediocrity
Everyone admires the jack-of-all-trades, the person who can do everything and do them all well. But consider a group of people, each of whom is very good at one thing. In time, this group of people will surpass even the most talented person, simply because each person in the group will slowly improve and become better than the jack-of-all-trades in every skill. I'm not saying people should be narrowly-minded - after all, being good at only a small set of skills will not get you very far in this world. Instead, I believe we should think of our ambitions in terms of what we can accomplish in our lifetime. Read more [...]
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