NomenNudum

Heh, thinks I'm in Romford (east London), even though I'm in west London!

I am a US/EU citizen that has stock options in a start-up based in the UK, where I am a permanent resident. I am absolutely clueless on whether or not I need to file something...

I will be doing my new years resolutions in bursts of 4 (quarters), as I feel this motivates me to keep going and it doesn't feel like such a long time. Plus being able to tell yourself you've done something earlier than you were supposed to feels GREAT! I usually review my goals on the last weekend before the end of the quarter and review what I have (or haven't) achieved and carry it over to the next quarter and add new goals. Plus, It's a lot harder to fail something 4 times compared to 1.

Quarter 1: Jan-Mar

* Get down to 12% body fat (lose ~10kg) - easily doable on keto diet, already lost 11kg last 2 months.

* Sleep earlier

* Spend my weekends more meaningfully instead of just sitting around at home. Explore London while I'm still here and before I move to SF.

* Learn advanced Git.

* Learn more Objective C/iOS development.

* Start a blog

Quarter 2: Apr-Jun

* 10% body fat

* Learn to swim and become a pro at it (follow gym programme)

* Learn basic French (Michel Thomas audio course) and reward myself with a weekend in Paris

* Try out Shotokan karate (complete 8 lesson course)

* Learn something tech (depends on interests at the time), perhaps Lisp.

Quarter 3: Jul-Sep

* Learn something tech (depends on interests at the time)

* Learn something non-tech (depends on interests at the time)

Quarter 4: Oct - Dec

* Learn something tech (depends on interests at the time)

* Learn something non-tech (depends on interests at the time)

Personally, I make a plan before Jan 1st of what I want to achieve the following year in burst of 4, starting from January 1st.

I've found this to be a lot more motivating, since the finish date is relatively close... Three months isn't a long time and being able to say you've succeeded feels great!