- 01. Daily Journaling [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 02. Create a Baby [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 03. Stay Mindful and Slow Down [Fail]<\/a><\/li>
- 04. Create a Personal Website [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 05. Amish Time Between 17:00 and 19:00 for 6 months [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 06. Meditation – Link it With Your Training [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 07. Positioning for the 2024\/2025 Bitcoin Cycle [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 08. No processed sugar for 6 months [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 09. No alcohol for 6 months [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 10. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 11. Read At Least 5 Relevant Books [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 12. Training: Be Able to do HSPU Consistently [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 13. No Compulsions for 6 Months [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- 14. Reach 1500 Elo Rating on Chess.com [Fail]<\/a><\/li>
- 15. Learn Basic Waltz [Done]<\/a><\/li>
- Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n
<\/span>01. Daily Journaling [Done]<\/span><\/h2>\n
Description:\u00a0<\/strong>maintaining a daily log of what’s going on in my life and around it.<\/p>\n
It’s a sort of a diary, but practical and punctual. Not only that it gave me a great platform to introspect, but it was also useful to backtrack and find quick conclusions from past events.<\/p>\n
<\/span>02. Create a Baby [Done]<\/span><\/h2>\n
Yes, this was also a goal. The major one at that.<\/p>\n
Having a kid was never something that would’ve just happened spontaneously for my wife and myself. But after a decade of building our foundation, careers, and safety nets, we concluded we’re ready to raise a healthy human.<\/p>\n
And we went beyond “create” – we also managed to bring our son to the world<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n
<\/span>03. Stay Mindful and Slow Down [Fail]<\/span><\/h2>\n
I don’t dislike my hyper-productive nature, but it made me incapable of being present in most day to day operations (or as I like to call it “embracing the boredom of undistracted existence and mundane activities”<\/em>). As such, this created a challenge that I wanted to overcome for a period of time.<\/p>\n
Basically, my goal was to be more mindful okeef the things I’m doing, even if they’re extremely trivial (like eating or brushing teeth), without my mind shifting to what it learned to consider important.<\/p>\n
Long story short, I failed to maintain this condition for a significant period of time.<\/p>\n
<\/span>04. Create a Personal Website [Done]<\/span><\/h2>\n
This is something I kept postponing so often that I even abandoned it in the middle of the year.<\/p>\n
However, in December I had a sudden reevaluation and dpetkovski.com was born.<\/p>\n
I documented my thought process and challenges in my genesis post<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/span>05. Amish Time Between 17:00 and 19:00 for 6 months [Done]<\/span><\/h2>\n
This basically meant having some electronics-free time after logging off of work.<\/p>\n
Note: I’m not a “content junkie” and I never wasted my life doom-scrolling. This is something related to my goal of slowing down, meant to aid in having more mindful evenings and enjoying dinner without distractions.<\/p>\n
<\/span>06. Meditation – Link it With Your Training [Done]<\/span><\/h2>\n
Another one related to Goal 03. I’ve done this for a couple of months because:<\/p>\n
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- I saw it being recommended everywhere<\/li>\n
- I always found “doing nothing” hard to do<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
And although I’ve made it a habit to have 10 minute sessions after my workouts, I couldn’t say that I found more benefits than from just being spontaneously mindful.<\/p>\n
Glad I’ve tried it and maybe I’ll revisit it in the future.<\/p>\n
<\/span>07. Positioning for the 2024\/2025 Bitcoin Cycle [Done]<\/span><\/h2>\n
I set this goal in December 2022 when I was already accumulating $BTC daily in (what turned out to be) the bottom of the cycle:<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/btc-december.jpg\")
<\/p>\nThis goal was a meant to be a constant reminder to utilize my spare cash instead of holding it like a loser.<\/p>\n
Given the market conditions, this seemed like a major asymmetric risk\/reward opportunity, so I welcome all the rate hikes and inevitable cuts with aggressive accumulation.<\/p>\n
Here is a screenshot of my orders since 2021 – riding the 4 year cycle<\/a> the right way:<\/p>\n
<\/span>08. No processed sugar for 6 months [Done]<\/span><\/h2>\n
This was an easy one – I just didn’t buy nor ate processed sugar for 6 months.<\/p>\n
Note: I continued consuming in moderation after the test period.<\/p>\n
<\/span>09. No alcohol for 6 months [Done]<\/span><\/h2>\n
I’m not a habitual drinker, so this was also an easy one. The main motivation to “officialize” it as a goal was due to:<\/p>\n
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- Our plan to have a baby<\/li>\n
- Acting in solidarity with my pregnant wife<\/li>\n
- Refusing the smallest detriments to my training regime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Not only I did it for 6 months, but it spontaneously continued to this day.<\/p>\n
<\/span>10. \u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588\u2588 [Done]<\/span><\/h2>\n
A redacted goal. Sorry.<\/p>\n
I achieved and surpassed it – is all I’ll say.<\/p>\n
<\/span>11. Read At Least 5 Relevant Books [Done]<\/span><\/h2>\n
Done, and here’s the list:<\/p>\n
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- Flatland – Edwin Abbott Abbott<\/li>\n
- Counsels and Maxims – Arthur Schopenhauer<\/li>\n
- The Art of War – Sun Tzu<\/li>\n
- Meditations – Marcus Aurelius<\/li>\n
- The Bitcoin Standard – Saifedean Ammous<\/li>\n
- Man Alone With Himself – Friedrich Nietzsche<\/li>\n
- The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz<\/li>\n
- Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts – Martin N. Seif and Sally M. Winston<\/li>\n
- The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle<\/li>\n
- Sapiens – Yuval Noah Harari<\/li>\n
- Logical Chess: Move By Move – Irving Chernev<\/li>\n
- The Montessori Baby – Junnifa Uzodike and Simone Davies<\/li>\n
- Show Your Work – Austin Kleon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Did you know that I also post book reviews, notes, and conclusions?<\/p>\n
You might find those interesting.<\/p>\n
<\/span>12. Training: Be Able to do HSPU Consistently [Done]<\/span><\/h2>\n
Unlike previous years where I had a diverse set of fitness-related goals, this time I decided to narrow the focus.<\/p>\n
My only goal was being able to do freestanding handstand push ups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Here’s the result:<\/p>\n
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