2020 Year-End Review

It’s May 2021, and for some reason I hadn’t been able to finish writing this review.

2020 was hard for everybody. I missed my family and friends. I missed traveling and going to events, but I want to focus on the things I learned and achieved during last year.

Books

I had planned to read 12 books, one per month, and I read 20.

  • The 5-Second Rule
  • Awareness
  • Letters from a Stoic
  • A Guide to the Good Life
  • Enchiridion – Epictetus
  • Principles – Ray Dalio
  • The Mask of Masculinity – Lewis Howes
  • Why do so Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (And How to Fix It) – Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (Harvard Business Review)
  • Never Split the Difference
  • Ego is the Enemy
  • Leadership Strategy and Tactics
  • Make Time
  • The Magic of Thinking Big
  • The Code. The Evaluation. The Protocols.
  • Never Eat Alone
  • The Ride of a Lifetime
  • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
  • The Third Door
  • Can’t Hurt Me
  • Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It

Health

The plan for 2020 was to run a half marathon. I didn’t complete this goal, but I’m very proud that 2020 was the year I focused the most on exercise. I walked and run, and the last quarter of the year I started weight training at home, using Fitbod app. According to their website, “Fitbod’s training algorithm understands your strength-training ability, studies your past workouts and adapts to your available gym equipment.”

What I like the most about the app is how easy it is to use. It adapts and teaches me how to train. I don’t have to think about routines or how much to lift. As a beginner in weight lifting, this is very important to me.

Career

2020 I got the following certifications:

I still have pending the “Intro to Programming Nanodegree” course at Udacity.

In progress: Udacity programming course.

Courses – Online

Work:

Personal:

Courses – Other

Leather Crafting

At the beginning of 2020 I found on YouTube about Leather Crafting, and after watching a few videos I decided to try it.

I took two classes at Tandy Leather, one to build a wallet and another one to build a passport holder.

If you want to learn about Leather Crafting these YouTube channels are a good way to start:

2020 Favorite TV Shows

  • Outlander
  • The Crown

2020 Favorite Learning Resources

Websites