Egadz, is it
that time again already? The years certainly seem to be getting faster as they
rush past. And what an eventful year it’s been.
The year
started off with rats, then went on to form new friendships, have lots of
Dungeons & Dragons (including a 12 hour marathon for Cystic Fibrosis), and
drew to an exciting close as I started a YouTube channel.
Alongside
all of that, I started a project – well, more of a system of goals, really – at
the beginning of last year, and it has lasted all the way until now. While I
haven’t mentioned it before, I’ve hinted at parts of it.
Essentially,
I noticed that the best way to get myself to do something is to do it every
single day. It’s part challenge and part... well, part that once I get on a
streak, I really don’t want to break it. For example, I have written every
single day for coming up of seven years now. Imagine how horrible it would be
if I missed a day and had to start over again!
And now I’ve
expanded that list. Since the beginning of last year, I have also read and exercised
every day. On top of that, I’ve also worked every day on learning two new skills:
drawing and coding – both with fair success. And I’ve been practicing piano as
well, which more along the lines of continuing learning a skill I’d given up on
several years ago (because I’d never worked hard enough at it. To be fair, this
one I didn’t do every day, but only
because a piano wasn’t available on my vacation).
To keep
track of all of this, I’ve made a spreadsheet with Google Sheets with little
boxes that I check off every day when I complete a task. I even have a
colour-code for “rating” how well I felt I performed on that task for the day.
Pretty neat, I think, and overall a huge success! So, as a New Year’s gift to all
those out there seeking to set goals for 2018, I’m giving you this idea, that
you might do with it as you see fit.
With that,
I wish you all a Happy New Year! May this one be better than the last.
Check out my YouTube channel where I tell the stories of my D&D campaigns.
Also, make sure you check out my wife's blog and her website.
If there's any subject you'd like to see me ramble on about, feel free to leave a comment asking me to do so.
