{"id":11112,"date":"2016-11-24T14:25:46","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T06:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/blog\/?p=11112"},"modified":"2016-11-24T14:25:46","modified_gmt":"2016-11-24T06:25:46","slug":"annual-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2016\/11\/24\/annual-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year I make it a point to do some reviews of my life. Here&#8217;s a list of what I&#8217;ve done so far.<\/p>\n<h3>2009<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2009\/06\/16\/birthday-birthday\/\">birthday<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>2010<\/h3>\n<p>New Year 2010:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2010\/01\/01\/happy-2010-acknowledging-an-inflated-sense-of-self-worth\/\"> Inflated sense of self-worth<\/a>.\u00a0I learned that I&#8217;m not\u00a0nearly in control of myself as I like to believe. Had a comforting\u00a0sour grapes attitude towards my failures. Was especially troubled by being unable to get myself to study leading up to my A Levels.<\/p>\n<p>June 2010 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2012\/06\/15\/letter-i-wrote-to-myself-june-2010\/\">letter to self<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Stop smoking. Listen to your body. Eat more. Sleep well. Write every day. Cut down on frivolous Facebook\u00a0posting.<\/p>\n<p>Nov 18 2010:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2010\/11\/18\/new-year-resolutions-2011\/\"> Resolutions for 2011<\/a>\u00a0Save money, reading schedule, blog, smoke less, drink water, journal, build habits, meditate, declutter, play music.<\/p>\n<h3>2011<\/h3>\n<p>Jan 1 2011:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2011\/01\/01\/mandatory-new-year-post\/\">Mandatory New Year Post<\/a>\u00a0Declutter. &#8220;My primary 4 focuses this year are my finances, fitness, reading and writing. Music, drawing and social relationships come close after that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>July 5 2011: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2011\/07\/25\/week-52-one-year\/\">Week 52 of 90 Week Project<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0A good routine that you follow is infinitely better than the perfect routine that you don\u2019t. 5 workouts is enough to make a difference.<\/p>\n<h3>2012<\/h3>\n<p>Jan 2 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2012\/01\/02\/2012-thoughts-its-not-that-complicated\/\">How to live, and other final 2011 thoughts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jun 6 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2012\/06\/06\/on-turning-22\/\">On turning 22<\/a>. Reflect. Accept loneliness. Drop your perfectionism. Develop routines, they&#8217;ll set you free. Treasure each moment. Spend time with loved ones. Practice gratitude. Be compassionate and serve others.<\/p>\n<h3>2013<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0128-2013-in-summary\/\">0128 \u2013 2013 in summary<\/a>\u00a0Got married. Bought a flat. Realized how important it is to manage your time well. Experimented with smoking cessation and leaving FB. Thought a lot about identity performance.<\/p>\n<h3>2014<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0163-turning-24-my-problems-have-not-changed\/\">0163 \u2013 24th birthday<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;Marriage. Home ownership. Employment. Bills. None of these were a part of my life 2 years ago, and now they are the most prominent, fundamental elements in it.&#8221; Make time for stuff that matters to you \u2013 dates with the wife, coffee with old friends, time for reading, time for exercise. &#8220;I&#8217;m young&#8221; is no longer an excuse. Describe reality as accurately as you can. Plot a prison break from monotony.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/singapore\/comments\/27vm6r\/im_24_married_own_hdb_i_was_from_the_gep_but\">2014 reddit AMA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sept 2014:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/archives\/2014\/09\/20\/my-answers-to-mark-mansons-life-purpose-questions\/\">Mark Manson\u2019s Life Purpose Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>2015<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0206-fuck-it-just-do-it\/\">0206 \u2013 happy 2015 (fuck it just do it)<\/a>\u00a0Sleep better.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0357-actually-25\/\">0357 \u2013 Turning 25<\/a>\u00a0McDonald&#8217;s and Arrested Development with the wife. Happy to have a home, to be less skinny. Want to be more mindful, to work more efficiently. Show up and be present.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0535-2015-in-review\/\">0535 \u2013 2015 in review<\/a>\u00a0Best decision: Buying a power rack for the home. Getting freelancers to write for the RC blog. Regularly re-evaluate your GTD system. Make more time for friends.<\/p>\n<h3>2016<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0515-hello-2016-goals\/\">0515 \u2013 hello 2016: goals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visakanv.com\/1000\/0516-hello-2016-mindset-zero-to-one-pursue-responsibility\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">0516 \u2013 hello 2016: mindset (zero to one + pursue responsibility)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visakanv.com\/blog\/2016-review\/\">2016 review<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year I make it a point to do some reviews of my life. Here&#8217;s a list of what I&#8217;ve done so far. 2009 birthday 2010 New Year 2010: Inflated sense of self-worth.\u00a0I learned that I&#8217;m not\u00a0nearly in control of myself as I like to believe. 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