How time waits for no man... my progress so far…
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Priorities
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Systems / Goals
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Evaluation
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No. 1: Mental and
Spiritual Health
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Meditate daily
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✔ I meditate about 2-3 times per week. Really
enjoying this. But I think, going forward, I should make this a daily
practice and should also try to set intentions for my meditation practice.
Also thinking of starting a daily journalling habit. One step at a time… of
course.
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Practise yoga daily
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✔ I practise yoga about 3-4 times per week.
Been mixing in more intense sessions – at least one intense session per week.
Wish I have time for yoga every day.
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Find meaning in life
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✔ Making some progress in this regard. Recently
discovered the philosophy of epicureanism. Really resonates with me, and
helps me not to fear God and death. Looking to further my knowledge in this
regard.
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No. 2: Physical Health
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Get enough sleep (at
least 7 hours a day)
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✔ Been getting around 7 hours of sleep per day.
Ideally, I will have at least 8 hours of sleep.
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Eat healthily
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✔ Really proud in this regard. Been meal
prepping – eating a lot healthier and saving a lot more money. Spending lunch
time either meditating or exercising.
Still haven’t overcome
fear of fasting. HAVE TO OVERCOME THIS BY END OF YEAR.
I am looking to transition into a lower-carb diet also and intermittent fasting...
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Be active everyday
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✘ While I now do light lunchtime workouts, I
really feel that I’ve not been exercising as much. By the time I get home
from work, I’m spent and it takes too much willpower and time to exercise.
Realistically, the most suitable and beneficial time for me to squeeze in
workouts on weekdays is in the morning… but I can’t seem to wake up early
enough to do it. Really got to figure out how to make this a habit!
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Go for a suitable
full-body health screening
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✘ UGH, NO EXCUSE.
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No. 3: Relationships
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Spend quality time with
loved ones
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No. 4: Career
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Stay employed for most
parts of the year
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Really don’t know how
I’m still employed… maybe being laid off will give me the much-needed kick in the bottom.
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Find a higher-paying
job with equally little stress and decent work-life balance
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Non-actively looking. I
should really step up my game, but truth is I really need to muster some
motivation first. It really all does start with the mind.
Recently, I’ve been
leaning towards gamifying my career. With my FU stash growing, I feel
increasingly emboldened. The idea of approaching my career as a game, as a
sandbox for testing out beliefs, as an improvisation theatre, sounds
appealing and almost fun… But I need
to get my FU stash to a level where I can do so without fear of consequences…
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No. 5: Finances
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Invest
at least S$30k in equities by year-end
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✔ On track
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Increase
liquid networth (LNW) by S$60k by year-end
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✔ On track (so long as I continue to be
employed)
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No. 6: Authenticity
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Be more authentic
(online and when interacting with others in real life)
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✔ Pleased with baby steps taken so far. I
have equated authenticity with courage, and I am slowly but surely inching
towards not caring what people think. I’ve taken the view that life is too
short for me to fritter precious life energy doing things I don’t want to do or spend
time with people I don’t like.
E.g. When
friends/colleagues invite me to their banquet weddings, baby showers and what-not, I just decline
politely and I don’t even feel bad about it anymore.
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