2018: A year of learning.

Hey, all. Been a while since I last posted (yet again).

For now, I won’t promise any constant updates, since I can’t really commit to that right now… but I’d still like to give myself the freedom of just posting whatever I want here, be it thoughts or maybe I’d write poetry again.

Anyway, I wanted to talk about how I want to improve myself this 2018: I want to learn new things.

Now, in no particular order, here are the things I did in 2017:

• I tried learning new languages. So far, I know how to understand a bit of Japanese, I did some Duolingo courses on French, and I learned (Filipino) sign language with some friends.

• I tried to learn or refresh my knowledge on other programming languages. I tried coding in Python and Java again, and I re-learned a bit of Ruby on Rails. I also use JavaScript whenever I have website projects, so there’s that.

• I tried make a webcomic. So far, I have my characters already, and I kind of know their personalities. No story yet, though.

• I tried drawing more. I think this was a bit successful, since I found a process that worked for me, given my sometimes busy schedule at work.

These are great and all, but I feel like I can do more. And now, I believe I know myself better to know how I can convince myself to stick with these goals throughout the year.

This 2018, I want to…

• go back to learning a new language. Just one is fine. I don’t know if that’s going to be Japanese or sign language, but I have the capabilities of picking up both again.

• start my webcomic. It’s one year overdue. I’ll just wing it and see what happens. Hopefully I get at least two panels out.

• get projects that require me to learn on the job. A couple of examples would be a potential project a friend was referring me to, wherein I would need to learn how to use Jekyll or Hugo to build their company’s website.

• draw more. Heck, I want to do my webcomic, might as well draw more in general. This is a no-brainer.

• make more blog posts. Before, I wanted to have a theme when it came to writing. I wanted to cater to an audience, maybe to write tutorials on how to do certain things in front-end development, or write stories… all that jazz. I realize that if I am going to continue doing this, I need to cater to one person first: myself. After all, if I like what I’m doing, then there’s no need to look for validation elsewhere.

Hopefully, I do at least one thing on this list. I’ve set the bar really low so it’s manageable.

Here’s to more learning and actually finish things!