New Year’s Resolutions

They say that if you write down your New Year’s Resolutions, you are more likely to stick to it. Hence, this entry. Well, the themes for 2006 are “achieve” and “balance”. Or together, “achieve balance”.

Personal Goal #1–Piano: Must practice at least 10 hours a week (ideally, 14 hours/week). Average 1.5 hrs per day and 2.5 hrs on Saturday and Sunday. By January 14th, you should have learned and memorized the Brahms Rhapsody in G minor (started learning January 5).

PersonalGoal #2–Poker: Reduce the time spent playing poker by a third. Be patient and don’t overdo it. Remember, it’s preferable to play 6 tables in 2 hours than to play 2 tables for 6 hours (given your strategy). Must play mistake-free poker. Keep a spreadsheet/log of your playing to accurately track your progress and time spent.

Last year, I spent way too much time playing poker and as a result, 2005 felt more like 8 months than 12 months. And miss out on other things. Yeah, poker tends to do that to you.

Personal Goal #3–Rock the GMAT. Start studying 1.5 hrs per day (~10 hrs per week). Double the study time starting Spring (until
you take the test late Spring/early Summer).

Personal Goal #4–Exercise 5 days a week (1 hour sessions). Eat right (take in lots of fiber), more veggies and less meat.

Personal Goal #5–Improve your Chinese reading/writing. Spend on average, 1 hour per day on your lessons (on weekends, 2 hrs/day). Don’t bite off more than you can chew. One lesson per week.

Every month, I’ll write a status report to help me stay the course. Of course, the above assumes that if I miss a day, I’ll have to find a way to make it up for the remainder of the week.

Bring it.