The year 2022
Hello!
Phew a year over! And what a year it has been.
Last year, Kahran and I started working and focusing on our podcast, Charu and I pivoted our game idea a bunch of different times before we settled on the current game, and I started formally consulting. Work wise it was interesting but maybe not the most dynamic of years.
Honestly a slow and introspect kind of year for me. Which means a lot feels like it has changed even when it doesn’t show on the outside that it has. A year is a long time to learn things, and here are 22 things I learnt in 2022
Doing things slowly but consistently is way more important than doing something grand.
Doing something in a way that makes sense to me is more likely to get to me finish the thing than doing it in a “logical”, “sensible” or “expected” way.
Learning to make good enough choices on not enough information is a critical skill and one that I should try and develop this year.
Being emotionally invested in things will often make it easy to find direction when I am at decision-making points.
Sometimes actions can be a way of procrastinating on making decisions.
Most decisions are reversible or pivotable. And I often forget that they are.
AI is going to change the way things are done. And I find it exciting.
I like change. I like changing how I think. I like changing how I work.
Even when I change directions, my previous knowledge and vision will still be useful to me. Changing things is often like adding another tool in your tool belt and not an irreversible thing.
Change is hard. Change is painful.
I should read more philosophy. Learning about thinking is incredible.
I am way more resilient than I think, and sometimes that resilience might seem like fragility in the moment.
I really like people. I like meeting them, I like talking to them. Most of all I like when someone is able to show me a perspective on something that I didn’t consider before.
Talking to people will always open my mind in new ways.
If I am worried about something, and I assign a time in my calendar to worry about it, 70% of the things would not bother me when actually the scheduled time comes.
No matter how much I think I understand myself, there are always layers to me that I will keep being surprised by.
Emotions can be really powerful if I actually feel brave and equipped enough to deal with their full intensity.
I can’t choose how I feel about a certain situation, and if I think I am choosing, I am probably in denial.
I can slowly learn to respond differently in the same situation. If I think I won’t ever respond differently, I just need to refer to #13
Guilt and shame are exhausting. They deplete my willpower, courage, and confidence resources.
When nothing matters, all that matters is what you do.
Everyone should watch Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Here’s to a hopefully fantastic 2023.