Ask HN: How did your 2022 resolutions turn out?

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by squeegee_scream • 4 years ago

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If you made any resolutions in 2022, how do they turn out?

Edit: share details if you’re comfortable

amalgamated_inc• 4 years ago

2/5 reached The other 3 are on a good trend, if not quite at the point I'd like them to be.

Overall, I can't complain. Things are moving in the right direction.

kosasbest• 4 years ago

Things got better. Each year should get better than the previous, as you build on things, forming really solid foundations for things to happen properly. By 'properly' I mean you've learned the ropes and can explore without the initial fear or hurdles in the way.

S1r1usBl4ck• 4 years ago

I am surprised to see that I accomplished way more of my goals this year than I thought I did. Some of my goals:

- Learn to play a musical instrument. I started playing piano and learned enough to play some good music. - Learn to play some sports. Learnt racquetball and pickleball and had a blast playing them. - Build a small indie hacker company. Built a side project and about to release it to wider audience. - Resolved some health issues that were bothering me forever - Filed a number of patents at my workplace

Of course I failed to accomplish some goals - like blogging, reading books, exercising everyday, and doing some online courses.

My observations are that - writing down your goals and reviewing them every now and then can make a huge difference!

muzani• 4 years ago

I did the biggest one, the most solid resume item to date, but can't say what yet.

Lost on the others. Actually gained weight. I'll do the standard lose weight one this year.

I did aspire to read all the leftover books, and ended up reading maybe 2-3. I think firstmost, the unfinished books are both lifechanging and difficult to read, and just won't happen without active effort. Some of the other unfinished books are just crap and I have to speed through them without taking notes.

birdymcbird• 4 years ago

Fitness goals regressed later part of year, but overall i in much better shape. stronger now than 1 year ago but did put on body fat too.

other big goal was to work less and better balance hobbies and family. always believed in extreme ownership and progress but introspected hard and found politics and games at my company were pushing me to more working hours, not netting raw results.

i did not accomplish this goal and 2022 i worked 70 hour weeks, often sacrificing sleep and mental health. did slow down in q4.

still positive learning for me is i cant tune out or slow down because work is that important for me. but instead of making other people rich or successful should work for my self. biggest learning is that i have been giving away free ip to a bureaucratic, slow system that cannot and will not do much valuable thing with it. so why give this to a company? why not keep knowledge and file patent my self?

user-extended3• 4 years ago

I accomplished none of them, and my life feels like it's in the same wrong path as it was ever since 5 years ago.

squeegee_scream2• 4 years ago

Have you read Atomic Habits? I read it and learned a bunch of new things about making good habits and breaking bad habits. I’m sorry the last five years haven’t been right, I know that sucks :(

user-extended3• 4 years ago

I've tried to, but I usually give up half way after downloading self-help books and reading the first pages... Unironically.

Thank you, hope you have a productive and awesome 2023 though :)

zeroc8• 4 years ago

I've accomplished a lot of things this year. I've lost a lot of weight and became fit again, after 30 years of neglect. In my youth, I enjoyed sports. Then I got myself a girlfriend. Children, work, life chores. All of that good stuff made me fat, lazy and unhappy ;) Now I'm single again. I've taken up Tennis, which I absolutely love. Invested money into a really great tennis trainer, who kept pushing and motivating me. So that's my recommendation for anyone who is struggling - find someone who helps you reach your goals. It's money well spent.

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