Yearly Review 2020
It’s been odd and challenging year. I been thinking about doing it earlier but I guess this year finally warranted it. This is my first proper yearly review.
Year in numbers
Being quite interested in quantified-self movement, I tend to collect relatively much data about my life which I aggregate into Gyroscope. Here’s some numbers that I think are worth noting:
- I took 2,9 million steps
- I worked out 132 times
- I spent 215 hours in virtual meetings
- I was at the office 12 times, in total of 105 hours
- I meditated 115 times, in total of 1031 minutes (17,13 hours)
What went well?
- Travelled through Peru and visite Machu Picchu
- Spent a lot of time with parents as I lived 8 month with them at my hometown, away from Helsinki due to COVID19
- All the people I’m close to have been staying safe, myself included
- Bought a car (with 500 €) during the spring which significantly made life easier
- Proposed my (then) girlfriend at 3000 meters above the sea on top of Machu Picchu mountain. She said yes.
- Started to plan wedding for 2021
- I wrote in my journal every single day
- Managed well at work, all things considered
- Got my wisdom tooth removed. Only 3 more to go. Joy.
- Tried frisbee golf for the first time
- Applied to Hive Helsinki and I’m quite far in the process
- Changed bank and got considerable financial benefits from doing so
- After a rough year the passion and excitement towards the work I do sparked up again
What didn’t go so well?
- Did not take enough time for myself
- Felt quite distracted throughout the year due to the reason above
- Not able to see and spend much time with friends due to global pandemic
- Remote work caused some anxiety about my own performance and role at work
- Although somewhat active, not working out as much as I would have wanted
- Not reading as much as I would have wanted
- Not meditating as much as I would have wanted
- The application process at Hive Helsinki is on hold due to the pandemic
- Was not able to celebrate the engagement with friends to to the pandemic
What did I learn?
- I thought working remotely all the time wouldn’t affect me negatively. I was wrong.
- I keep missing the country side more and more, while losing affinity towards the Helsinki
- I need clearer and better goals for myself this year
- I got a green card for golf
- Learned to drive motor boat so I confidently go to our summer cabin by myself
- Still quite interested in development and could consider it as a another/new career for myself
- While being diplomatic and flexible serves me often quite well, I need to have a stronger opinions and take a firmer stand on matters, even though I might not initially feel like it at that time
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