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Earth has finished another revolution around the sun and literally nothing has changed.\"), \"\\u201D \"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"That has been my perspective on the calendar year switching over for as long as I can remember. Its just another day! Covid isn\\u2019t gone, families are still waiting to be reunited, everyone\\u2019s home, travelling is prohibited and its all the same as it was at the end of 2020.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Now before I\\u2019m convicted of being Mr. Negative, I\\u2019d like to say that I also acknowledge the great things of the oncoming year. We LOVE having deadlines, timelines, calendar dates, weekday beginnings, etc. basically anything we can measure against or mark as checkpoints.\\nArguably that\\u2019s one of the major reasons why New Year is celebrated so much! It\\u2019s the biggest checkpoint of them all. It\\u2019s long enough to do something substantial to inflict big change but not too long to forget your path/direction.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Bill Gates once said:\\n\", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"\\u201CMost people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.\\u201D\"), \"\\nNot only is it easier for us to visualize a year\\u2019s worth of change compared to a decade, we also have nicely divided months that we can break down the goals further into. Ofcourse that\\u2019s not the only point of that quote, but I\\u2019m choosing to focus on that for now.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So ever year I\\u2019d make resolutions and break them down by months so I can see what I may be able to achieve and check-in with myself if I am on-track to my next checkpoint.\\nFor 2020 however, I went with the strategy of no resolutions! That\\u2019s because 2019 was an \\u201Cinteresting\\u201D year for me.\\nIt taught me many lessons and I made several big life changes! I quit my job, moved to a new city, travelled solo, learnt about my mother\\u2019s past traumas, and ended a long term meaningful relationship; not neccessarily in that order.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So for 2020 I had no resolutions. I just wanted to \\u201Clive in the moment\\u201D, observe and enjoy life as it happened. It was amazing and miserable for a myriad of reasons but it was nice not being trapped working towards something just because I set a goal for myself at the start of the year.\\nAs I\\u2019m sure we can all relate, 2020 taught us a lot of lessons! So naturally before I could sit down and plan 2021, it was monumental to think about 2020 and all the lessons I learnt through the year! I cannot stress the importance of looking back before you can plan ahead.\\nIt\\u2019s like switching lanes or taking turns without doing your shoulder checks and looking in the rearview/side mirrors. It\\u2019s bad and you may injure yourself quite badly \\uD83E\\uDD15\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"To start things off, I took the first week of this year to reflect and plan \\uD83D\\uDCD4\\uD83E\\uDD14\\nSo for 2021, I decided to try something new for me! I decided to have goals that have a count but no upper limit. For e.g. Instead of \", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"\\u201Cread 12 books this year\\u201D\"), \", it\\u2019s \", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"\\u201CRead More: 0\\u201D\"), \", and I will increase the number with each book I finish this calendar year.\\nIt\\u2019ll be interesting to see the metrics at the end of the year! This way I won\\u2019t be sad if I read 4 books because my goal was 12, I would just be grateful that I read 4 \\uD83D\\uDE04 in addition to whatever crazy things that I tried.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Now I don\\u2019t neccessarily recommend this strategy unless you have summoned either some self discipline or are extremely intentional and mindful about what you are doing each day.\\nIt\\u2019s very easy to not go to the gym if you don\\u2019t have a goal to measure, but if you\\u2019ve been hitting it pretty hard, it can be very relaxing to just take a few days off to recover and truly enjoy your time off and not sweat (pun intended)  about the goal counter mismatch.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So without further ado, I\\u2019d like to share my 2020 reflections and what I have in store for 2021 :)\"), mdx(\"h1\", {\n    \"id\": \"2020-reflections\"\n  }, \"2020 Reflections\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"1-be-that-friend-instead-of-wishing-for-one-\"\n  }, \"#1. Be \", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"h3\"\n  }, \"that\"), \" friend instead of wishing for one. \\uD83C\\uDF81\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I\\u2019ve caught myself saying \\u201CI wish my friends did x\\u2026\\u201D more often than I care to admit. We all love when our friends do stuff for us! In fact, the mutual give and recieve is a pretty strong basis of any human connection.\\nHowever, in the real world having unrealistic expectations is a pretty regular cause of unhappiness.\\nSo instead of wanting a friend who did \\u201Cx\\u201D, I decided to be \", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"that\"), \" friend. I intentionally made effort in remembering birthdays (thanks Google calendar),\\nleaving random texts of how much I care for them, telling them I\\u2019m grateful for something they did, and some other small little gestures.\\nOfcourse, that doesn\\u2019t take away my want for validation (I\\u2019m still human afterall), but it helps immensely with strengthening bonds and connecting with my loved ones which in turn makes me happier \\uD83D\\uDE0B \"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"2-spending-a-little-never-hurt-anybody-\"\n  }, \"#2. Spending a little never hurt anybody. \\uD83D\\uDCB8\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"If you know me, you know I am an extreme saver. I generally don\\u2019t eat out, I walk most places, my wardrobe is mostly T-shirts I got from various tech companies, and I always ask the question of need/want before I spend money on anything.\\nLast year however, I bought a couple of things I didn\\u2019t need, but always wanted! I got myself a little roomba, some house plants, some books, and a new laptop, hell I even splurged for a PS4 pro!\\nThe amount of happiness these things have brought me in incalculable, even though I still save money on smaller things that add up, I occassionally let myself splurge a little because if not now, WHEN?\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"3-its-ok-to-not-finish-some-things-\"\n  }, \"#3. It\\u2019s OK to not finish some things. \\uD83D\\uDEAB\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"To some extent, I\\u2019ve always been a obsessed with finishing anything I\\u2019ve started! Even If I am not enjoying a certain book, TV show, video game, or a movie, I push myself to sit through the whole thing to completion.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Well, not anymore, 30% in a book and not enjoying the writing style or narrative? Goodbye! TV Show season 3 started being super bad and doesn\\u2019t seem to recover? Adios!\\nI don\\u2019t need to absolutely see these through to the end and that\\u2019s completely ok.\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"4-being-positive-is-hard-smiling-constantly-is-harder-but-very-worth-it-\"\n  }, \"#4. Being positive is hard, smiling constantly is harder; But very worth it! \\uD83D\\uDE0A\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Oh boy! This one made me have immense respect for people who \\u201Calways seems happy\\u201D. Many research shows that when you act like you are happy, subconsciously you start being more happy and satisfied in your life.\\nAnother bonus is people are more friendly with you and you are more likeable coz humans want to surround themselves with happy humans!\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So if you\\u2019re like me, it\\u2019s much more easier to offer counter scenarios or suggestions on how things can go wrong, but very hard to offer supportive or positive recommendations.\\nIt took me a while to internalize \\u201Cwhat if it does\\u201D instead of \\u201Cwhat if it doesn\\u2019t\\u201D mindset. Risk assessment is important, but you can\\u2019t find something new by charting the same territories over and over.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So by being extra mindful of what I say, I\\u2019ve been able to generally remain more positive in situations, laughing things off, and smile through life more easily.\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"5-happines-is-a-choice-\"\n  }, \"#5. Happines is a choice. \\uD83D\\uDE4B\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"This is my current life mantra! Life presents us MANY choices but happiness seems to one of the things we attribute to external circumstances.\\nI believe being happy is a conscious decision that we have to make every single day of our lives. Little things like smiling at yourself in the mirror while you brush your teeth,\\ndancing in the gym while waiting for your next set, remembering people who love you when you\\u2019re having a shitty day; choosing to look at the positive instead of the negative.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"For e.g. I injured my shoulder a few weeks back and had to take 2 weeks off of weightlifting, I was so happy that now I can focus more on my cardio and have more video game time!\\nThat\\u2019s because even though working out is one of my most favorite activities in the world, being sad about its unavailability wasn\\u2019t adding anything to my life.  \\xAF\", \"\\\\\", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"(\\u30C4)\"), \"/\\xAF\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"6-fck-it-just-do-it-\"\n  }, \"#6. F*ck it, Just do it. \\u2714\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I\\u2019ve always been one for action over talk! But that\\u2019s only for bigger goals or things at work. For whatever reason, any personal goal, I\\u2019ve been afraid of working on.\\nMaybe it\\u2019s the fear of failure, maybe it doesn\\u2019t seem valuable because I don\\u2019t see it \\u201Cgrowing\\u201D, but I just wouldn\\u2019t do anything of that sorts.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"So last year I just had a \\u201Cf*ck it\\u201D moment and I launched this blog, my personal site, and started working on a podcast with a friend! Atleast now I don\\u2019t have to keep asking \\u201Cwhat if\\u201D and focus on \\u201Cwhat is\\u201D.\"), mdx(\"h3\", {\n    \"id\": \"7-meditate-any-time-you-can-\"\n  }, \"#7. Meditate any time you can. \\uD83D\\uDE0C\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"In a car, while on the bus, dentist\\u2019s waiting area! 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