2025 recap & 2026 resolutions
editor: nvim > jupyter -- same as 2024
language: python
app: obsidian, llm > kindle
course: foundations of deep rl
resolutions in 2025
- improve writing -- wrote more, and now i'm seeing writing is mostly about rewriting. it's a process of improving thought clarity.
- get organized (notebook/journal) -- adopt a pocket notebook approach which works well so far.
- refine career path -- have a better idea
| 2025 goal | what happened |
|---|---|
| q1: read some theses | skimmed theses, but did not fully read in details |
| q2: run a marathon | ran a 10k! |
| q3: submit a paper | submitted but withdrawn from ICLR, re-submitting to ACL |
| q4: read a textbook | read books about climbing.. |
next: 2026 as year of hard work
| q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| better care for body | new country trip | life financial plan | another publication |
random
life
- open water dive at Koh Tao -- whale shark!
- climbed outdoor at Hawaii, Krabi, Chiang Mai
- went to ICCV 2025, very nice first conference experience
- fantasy bball league, 2nd place. good experience of amateur basketball teams.
- car accident -- you don't want these to happen..
- maybe 2024 was the year of relearning myself and 2025 was the year of applying that knowledge
e-ink
- kindle at bedtime
- boox palma 2 was good, but screen broke
tools
- nvim, fish, yazi, wezterm
- gnucash, obsidian
- llm -- big increase in productivity if used properly -- never outsource the thinking!