Focus on health. Take a step back from work related drama. Try to be online less.

Me and my wife mary are going to europe this summer so im excited for that

Same as my plans for 2025: to actually achieve the goals I set for 2024.

- find "my people": creatives; also reconnect with tech friends

- participate in local tech scene; give talks

- publish ideas to help people

- cook a lot of food. Yum!

Tech wise?

Keep improving my Python and Javascript and my knowledge of their associated frameworks/libraries by building more and more projects. I want to specialize in these two languages. Tech might be my only route away from being broke, I have to give it my all.

Book wise?

Read at least 24 books, 2 books for each month of the year. I only managed 13 books this year. Not bad, but not good enough. By read, I mean finish. And I don't mean forcing myself to read a book I'm not feeling simply to add to the count. There are lots of interesting books out there to be read.

I wrote about books I read this year in my blog post here -

https://www.rxjourney.net/list-of-books-i-finished-reading-i...

Social media wise?

I got banned by Facebook earlier this year for account integrity issues. I was mad as hell because I've had that account since 2011 but all my appeals failed. But, with time I think I started to see the bright side. These platforms have a negative effect on mental health and I'm still trying to limit my use of Twitter (yes, I still call it Twitter). Basically, my goal is try to use these platforms less.

Fitness wise?

I registered at the gym for the very first time some months ago. And it's been one of the best decisions I've ever made. I joke with my friends and tell them that I'm mad at them for never trying to force me to go to the gym. It's just an amazing feeling seeing myself do things I couldn't do before. Handling weights I couldn't handle just a few weeks or months ago, and seeing myself being able to run longer on the threadmill by virtue of being consistent. It makes me feel like the principle applies to everything in life. If I show up everyday and keep trying to do something just a little above my current ability, I'll get better and see the results.

I haven't missed a single gym session since I registered, and my goal for 2026 is to keep up the consistency. By the end of 2026 I hope to look back at myself and be amazed at how far I've come.

Health wise?

Try to eat healthy and do healthy things. Health is wealth. What's the point of anything if you're sick?

Financial wise?

To have at least 8,000 usd saved.

A specific number, I know. But there's a reason for that. Of all the things listed here, I think this one is going to be the one that might be out of reach for me.

But imagine what we could accomplish if we showed up every single day until the end of 2026!

Endless possibilities.

To read more. I know it sounds cliché, but here is the plan: instead of setting a quantitative bar (e.g., read 20 books in 2026), I have 5-6 topics I want to explore and get reasonably knowledgeable about. That’s the goal.

I spent most of 2025 plugging the income gap caused by LLMs feeding from my work while denying me traffic.

In 2026 I want to focus on being as helpful as possible to my reduced audience. My main focus will be tenant and labour rights for immigrants. It’s valuable work, regardless of who captures the value.

I also want to make more art because it made me very happy in 2025. I want to be more curious, more adventurous, and less focused on the grind. It’s a lot harder when you worry about the future, but everyday is all there is.