2023
2023 Year Review
idk how to sum up the year in one word, but if i try, that word would be “empty“.
nothing happened drastically tbh and i was not “present”
yeah I made my first ever money from a 2 month internship but felt nothing afterwards.
started this year with exams and ending this year with exams.
one thing I didn’t do in this year is make new connections with like minded people
that would be my major focus in 2024,
i was terminally online also, youtube is my poison, getting rid of it
daily avg: 5-6 hours/day —- that is alot really if I could spend this time productively
ok month wise, the major time in these activities ig
jan - exams
feb - exams
mar - boxing gym
april - internship
may - internship
june - practical exams
july - exams
aug - buildspace project
sept - wrote some blogs
oct - assignments
nov - hometown visit
dec - exams
in short not a productive year,
productive year = strategic moves
this year was about
coffee
whiteboard mind storming
exams
mistakes
not building connections
not sticking long enough to one skill
not getting uncomfortable
not being patient
taking myself so seriously
not being present
avoiding hard conversations
wasting lot of time disguised as “productive watching“
not joining community
always thinking about future/past
not building
reflections
creating something of value takes time
pursue something which makes you unconscious
go into a rabbit hole to block the outside world noise
any time you spent comparing yourself to others is stealing the time away from what you can build for yourself
success is a long term game
don’t compare yourself to online peeps who seem “successful“, you can’t see the grind behind the pictures
self improvement is the effect of pursuing something obsessively, not the cause
self improvement alone is just masturbation - you know this one
don’t follow anyone’s morning/night routine, create yours
start meditation
“if you chase 2 rabbits, you catch none” wasted this year chasing 10 rabbits
read alot alot alot, watch/listen less less less
content creation is the new 9-5 trap
stop listening to the world and buying their sales letter
try new things
focus on one desire only
some tweets 2023:
https://twitter.com/ZFellows_/status/1737426016950268158
https://twitter.com/MasteryQuot/status/1740217542000402483
https://twitter.com/orangebook_/status/1739816429518835887
https://twitter.com/naval/status/1310306039481262081
https://twitter.com/FarzaTV/status/1702015113979642041
https://twitter.com/orangebook_/status/1738520711977976265
https://twitter.com/OshoQuotes/status/1723015919394570476
https://twitter.com/anuatluru/status/1723377524854448557
https://twitter.com/retirementkeys/status/1649905955864231937
https://twitter.com/orangebook_/status/1740719949868642611
https://twitter.com/shl/status/1725132057959862608
https://twitter.com/orangebook_/status/1739884300479439226
https://twitter.com/BUILD_OR_DIE/status/1720823600473669830
https://twitter.com/orangebook_/status/1739167305287016646
https://twitter.com/10x_er/status/1691133569891282944
https://twitter.com/orangebook_/status/1740263174736425202
https://twitter.com/ZFellows_/status/1739661669951750161
https://twitter.com/theweeknd/status/883389217480384512
my gallery this year was full of whiteboard, notes and coffee
idk man, i dont have much to say, im not announcing any resolutions/promises, i know what to do this year
enjoy,
arnav b


