--- title: My Year in 2022 date: "2022-12-31T03:12:25Z" lastmod: "2024-12-31T11:00:57Z" categories: - how-i-do-things wp_id: 3389 description: "This year-end reflection measures mixed progress on experiments, speaking, effectiveness, and relocation while setting 2023 goals around experiments, environment design, and calendar discipline." keywords: ["year in review", "2022", "goals", "experiments", "Singapore", "self-improvement"] --- ![My Year in 2022](/blog/assets/new-year-2022.webp) [In 2022, I made 3 resolutions](/blog/my-year-in-2021/): 1. **Run 50 experiments**. I ran ~20 until April (here are [some](/blog/category/experiments/)), but stopped (for no reason). I'll continue. 2. **Speak at 10 global forums**. I delivered 10+ [PyCon](https://pycon.org/) talks. They were pre-recorded, allowing me to scale. But recording videos and no feedback are boring. I'll explore how to scale enjoyably. 3. **Be 10X more effective**. I improved my [calendar effectiveness 2X](/blog/increasing-calendar-effectiveness-by-2x/) in Jan. But I realized this is actually efficiency. Not effectiveness. Maybe effectiveness shouldn't be optimized, but discovered. I'll continue to ponder. Milestones in 2022: 1. I completed [10 years at Gramener](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sanand0_hyderabad-activity-6909797500946186240-sFF5) in February. 2. [I moved to Singapore](/blog/moving-to-singapore/) in August. ([Cycling](https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/cycle.html) and [ComicCon](https://www.singaporecomiccon.com/) were mind-blowing discoveries.) 2 habits I continued from last year: 1. [Walk 10,000 steps daily](/blog/2-inches-will-change-my-life/). 2. [Read 50 books](https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/11636). In 2023, I plan to: 1. **Run 50 experiments**. I’ll learn by disproving my beliefs with measurable tests. 2. **Make 1 change a month in my environment**. 90% of our thoughts are shaped by our environment. (Read [The Extended Mind](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42291479-the-extended-mind).) So I'll use the remaining 10% to **shape my environment**. 3. **Calendar integrity**. Stick to my calendar. Especially the time I block for myself to work. (This is a [2021 habit](/blog/my-year-in-2021/) I've slipped on.) I'm curious — what's **ONE** thing you'd like to do in 2023? --- ## Comments - **[My Year in 2023 - S Anand](/blog/my-year-in-2023/)** _31 Dec 2023 7:22 am_ _(pingback)_: […] For 2023, I made 3 resolutions: […] - **[Picking books to read - S Anand](/blog/picking-books-to-read/)** _11 Jan 2023 8:50 am_ _(pingback)_: […] 2023, I’m reshaping my environment. Picking books I usually won’t pick. (Read The Unknown Unknown: Bookshops and the Delight of […]