Often, you delay projects that you really want to do. For me, I delayed and dragged my feet in 2016. Before I get to the main stuff, 2016 was a shit year. I have come to realise that I have never come across a year so terrible in my life. To be specific, I have never come across a year where I felt so terrible throughout in my life. I am not referring to anything political in nature like the upset victory of Brexit or the Trump presidency. I am merely making an observation about my own life. But my life isn’t interesting, it’s actually quite the opposite of interesting. Also, this site isn’t a blog about my life (entirely) so I won’t bore you with what I’ve been up to. However, I will go on about what I intend to do for 2017, which I feel is my year. Mainly because it’s a prime number and I like primes.

So here goes… my 2017 resolutions:

1. Finish 2 papers: I know that my PhD won’t be easy so I want to get a good head start. Hopefully this will push me to get off my lazy ass and do something.
2. Update this site more often: A lot more often than last year at least. I’m thinking on a weekly/bi-weekly level at the very least.
3. Pick up some more work at my firm: I feel that as one of the directors, I am not doing much, mainly using my PhD as an excuse to skip meetings etc. I wish to stop doing that in 2017 as I see a lot of opportunities on the horizon.
4. Spend my time more with people I like: I spent too much of 2016 being miserable with people I don’t like. I intend to turn that around. This may involve flying around the world to meet up with all those I’ve been losing connection with over time but I feel that it’s something that I need to do.
5. A bit cliche but I would like to eat healthier: Let’s face it, nobody is getting younger and despite being in my mid 20’s, I would like to maintain my status in the “not fat” group. I’m fairly happy here.

Finally, I wish you all a happy new year. May 2017 be filled with good times and fond memories.