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2017-12-31-2017-in-review.en.md (1762B)

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    2 title = "2017 in Review"
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    4 date = 2017-12-31
    5 slug = "2017-in-review"
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    8 2017 is over within the next few hours and I fell obliged to write something about it. Hopefully I won't have too much regrets by the time I finish this post.
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   11 ## What Have I Done {#what-have-i-done}
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   13 I have been working full time since June. Working life is surprisingly more
   14 relaxing than I expected. My daily schedule has seen a great increase in
   15 stability: no more 4-hour-sleeping-schedule is an obvious improvement and I can
   16 finally set aside time for my interests.
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   18 By the end of 2017, I have:
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   20 -   Set up my new blog and wrote more stuff than 2015 and 2016 combined.
   21 -   Been using Emacs for 3 months.
   22 -   Been using my own email for 3 months.
   23 -   Found out I am pretty good at cooking.
   24 -   Been running nearly daily for 6 months. I finished my first half-marathon with
   25     a sub 2 hour time.
   26 -   Lost 20 pounds since June thanks to running.
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   28 Doesn't look too shabby huh? It's been a great year.
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   30 
   31 ## What's Next {#what-s-next}
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   33 I've gotten into the habit of listening to Dayo Wong's stand-up comedy from time
   34 to time and for some reason one of his earlier shows _跟住去边度_ ( _What's
   35 Next_ ) left the deepest impression on me. I now also post this question to
   36 myself. Here's where I will be in 2018:
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   38 -   Train for a full marathon and hopefully finish one.
   39 -   Write at least 20 blog articles.
   40 -   Get the first signature for my PGP key.
   41 -   Install Gentoo.
   42 -   Read more, watch less.
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   44 If I've learned anything from my past failed plans, it would be to always
   45 underestimate my own capabilities when planning, so I will just stop my list
   46 here and add additional goals as I march into 2018.
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   48 Happy New Year and hopefully 2018 will be another spectacular one!