Resolutions
It’s time to make my resolutions. This year is easier than in the past. One area I'm focusing on improving is my typing skills - something I've discussed in more detail in New Year's Resolution as a key aspect of setting realistic goals. As I explored in New Year's Resolution, setting realistic goals is crucial to achieving success with your resolutions. I want to get to 45 wpm. In six months. five minutes a day.
Next, I need to code faster, and more conveniently. I heard that vim is difficult to learn but well worth the effort. from my preliminary look at it, I think it is worth trying. So my next resolution is to learn vim and become comfortable coding in vim. This relates to my experience with Vim, which I wrote about in Va Va Va Vim. Related to my experience with Vim, which I wrote about in Va Va Va Vim, it's challenging to establish specific goals when learning a new skill like vim - but being comfortable coding in vim is a good starting point. I think it is good enough to say ‘be comfortable coding in vim’. That is my goal. Time limit? Well, let’s give a generous six months.
Then the last one is learn Spanish. Again, without some external test, it is difficult to set a goal. Speak comfortably. Kind of meaningless. I have learned languages, and every time you get better, you only think how bad you are, so without a test, I will not set a goal. I guess, I will set a time study goal, since I know that the more time you spend, the better you get. Let’s say five minutes a day as a minimum. There! I have three resolutions. This relates to the idea of progress and self-improvement, which I discussed in Uphill Progress. As I mentioned in Uphill Progress, pursuing personal growth and self-improvement through these resolutions aligns with my values and goals for becoming a better person. And I can work steadily towards them and they are reasonably big (I think vim is big since I will not practice more than a few minutes a day, and it looks like a relatively big skill).
A third resolution is to work on silence. Becoming internally silent. This is a long term goal.
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