We should all be happy in the present. Because compared to every year in the future, it will be the best year.
2021#
Starting from July 2021, I decided to record the remaining half of the year through the Github repository issue. It's interesting now that I have the data. Among them:
- TODO list
all todo count: 306
done: 201
undone: 105
done rate: 65.69%
Only a 65% completion rate? WTF, my efficiency is really low, I have severe procrastination.
- I wrote 28 weekly journals, mostly complaining and venting.
- I wrote 21 work records, mostly incomplete records.
The most useful data is probably the number of completed TODOs. I hope to maintain a higher completion rate in 2022.
For the repository in 2022, I have set up two actions to track:
- Wake-up records record wake-up time and mood through iOS shortcuts.
- Update README with all git operations (push, add, etc.).
- Manage more issues through ZenHub.
Review#
In 2021, I experienced graduation and officially started working. The pandemic went from good to bad. I witnessed the events on May 19th and experienced the events on December 4th. I learned about white money, black money, and the mature operation of the dark industry such as "Script Killing". I learned about modern economic systems and blockchain...
In March 2021, I resigned from my previous job and came to Binjiang from West Lake. The reason was simply that I felt that focusing on both software and hardware would only make me worse. Front-end development is too difficult and messy, and writing CSS gives me a headache. Being away from the badminton community I used to be in, it's hard to imagine that I could have stable badminton friends in the West Lake area within 2 and a half months. Of course, 80% of the credit goes to Ye Ma and other friends' enthusiasm and tolerance. The fact is, being able to integrate with them is not my own ability, nor does it mean that I play badminton well. It has been almost a year since I came to Binjiang, and I haven't joined any fixed group. I have always been running around, playing social badminton. It is obvious that it is very difficult to integrate into a circle without the help of influential people. I am very grateful to the friends in West Lake who can still remember me and invite me to play and eat after I came to the other side of the river. I'm sorry for often being absent, I really want to make an effort to return to the other side of the river or have my own means of transportation. I can say that I think about playing with them every week, but the time cost and exhaustion really make it difficult for me to run so far every week.
In June 2021, I graduated. My graduation project, which I cloned from Github, and my graduation thesis were completed in two days. I passed the defense in one go, and I still remember it vividly. I guided the teacher to ask me a question, asking how I achieved the unselectable state of the text. I said it was done with CSS styles, and then he asked me to show him the code. At that time, I thought, "Oh, I really encountered such a fucking thing. Isn't this kind of thing looked up online? Who remembers it so well? Fortunately, I did my homework." In short, the defense was not particularly smooth, but I passed it. I didn't take graduation photos or have dinner with my classmates because I hardly talked to them in the three years we were together. They thought I was strange, and I also thought some of them were strange. This phenomenon was particularly evident to me in 2021... Overall, the only good impression the school left me was that I lived in the newly built Prince Building. I don't want to remember the disgusting things, but my roommates in the automotive engineering department and badminton friends have a very good relationship, and many of them are still in contact.
In July 2021, I signed my first employment contract. When I saw the duration of 3 years, I specifically asked a classmate who studied law to check it, and it turned out that I was worrying too much. Then I went through a 2-week "training". Now, if you ask me to evaluate this training, I would say it was meaningless and a waste of time. The only lesson I learned was that I speak too directly. I can't do that in the future. It's better to be more tactful.
In the next 6 months, I started working. For me, I enjoy doing what I do. The only reason I am involved in coding is because it's interesting. So, currently, nothing can stop me.
🏸Badminton#
Tournaments I participated in this year:
- May - JD Cup - Eliminated in the early rounds
- June - Yonex King's Ambition - Eliminated in the early rounds
- June - Victor Double Heroes - Eliminated in the professional group, missed the chance to play against Chai Biao
- July - Likelife Ordinary Heroes - Eliminated in the early rounds
- August - Company tournament, won the championship, thanks to my partner
Most of the tournaments were in the first half of the year. There were fewer tournaments in the second half due to the pandemic, but the main reason was that I played less. Playing badminton at least 3 times a week turned into playing at most once a week. My physical fitness has declined a lot, my core strength has weakened, my arm strength is lacking, and my knees are weak... Various reasons have made me feel tired and have a sore back after a day of work. Starting from November, I started doing core exercises at home, but gradually forgot about it after a month... Although I played less badminton, I still need to take care of my body.
In 2021, I have realized that badminton has become a tool for socializing. It is difficult for me to improve through extensive training (unless it's a month of intensive training). Badminton is a story that my father can proudly tell his grandchildren, and I am destined not to surpass him in the next few years.
📕Reading#
Books I read this year:
- "Maven in Action"
- "MySQL Crash Course"
- "How to Gain Ten Years of Experience in One Year" by Tinyfool, emphasizing the importance of lifelong learning
- "The Courage to Be Disliked" - didn't finish reading...
There are actually many books I wanted to read but didn't. And I found it difficult to buy books now, very difficult, and it may even invite trouble. Kongfuzi Old Book Network is an example of this. Next year, I want to read:
- "The Power Myth"
- "The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer"
- "Inside: The Chinese Government and Economic Development"
- "Being the Mayor of Shenzhen"
The last book, I hope to learn how to manage a city through the management of a company from Zi Bin. Of course, the most important thing is to see the darkness of the powerful country.
💵Investment#
In 2021, I went from being a gambler to being a leek. My mentality has improved. After all, in the past, losing a lot of money was just a small setback, but now even a major loss doesn't affect me much.
After all, the amount of capital is too small.
I have experienced liquidation, made money from selling NFTs, although I lost money overall, I found that studying whitepapers is a very interesting thing. I can see various techniques for cutting leeks and the beautiful visions of project teams.
I have never been scammed, but I always see people getting hacked as soon as they see an airdrop and directly authorize their wallet. Anyway, I think pies don't fall from the sky.
The most profound feeling is that whenever it reaches a critical point, there are always idiots on both the long and short sides. This phenomenon is also very common in life. In fact, if you think about the consequences and can accept them, you can do whatever you want.
In 2022, I won't touch contracts with a leverage of more than 9 times, I will integrate knowledge and action, and think about the consequences before doing anything.
Goals:
- Find a coin that goes to zero
- Don't FOMO in conversations
- Stay away from all scams
- Protect my assets from being hacked
- Pay less gas fees for transfers
- Study projects thoroughly
💻Coding#
First, let's take a look at the yearly statistics from WakaTime.
You can find specific information in the link above. It's unbelievable that my actual coding time exceeded 1000 hours. I guess more than half of it was wasted time.
This year, I learned the most not from fancy operations and techniques, but from facing a real engineering project. I learned how to expand new features as much as possible without breaking the original logic, how to think in terms of productization, and how to leave myself a way out when facing endless demands. I also learned how to communicate effectively.
My flag for 2021 was a complete failure. I didn't even set up the folders properly.
In 2022, I don't have high expectations. I just want to hand-code a DeFi project that can be deployed on the blockchain.
Although China is far behind in terms of infrastructure, we can play around with various applications. I believe that the atmosphere and tolerance for developing applications in China are conducive.
Games & TV Shows#
These two categories are so scarce that I plan to talk about them together this year.
I spent less than 80 hours playing games, almost all of it in Rainbow Six.
I only watched "Squid Game" and "Money Heist" this year.
Family Values#
In 2021, I realized from my interactions with various people that I have zero interest in this aspect.
From my friends' descriptions, I can see that New Year's is completely different for me.
First of all, I am an only child.
But I hardly have any other relatives on WeChat, and I don't even have close relatives like my uncle.
I haven't seen my grandfather who is 9000km away for a long time, and I have never met my grandmother who exists in this world but I don't know where.
Chinese New Year means nothing to me.
Lunar New Year is just a long holiday for me.
But I don't mind because the most important thing is my immediate family, my parents. Although they sometimes don't understand me, they support me unconditionally.
I have always been unclear about why I live.
It's for my family.
Vision for 2022#
- Don't laugh foolishly.
- Integrate knowledge and action.
- Don't let emotions affect me.
END#
Thanks to everyone who has supported and helped me.
Thanks to my friends, I owe countless favors.
On New Year's Eve, I offer my most sincere blessings.