New Year Resolutions 2017

Fitness Goals

•  Get a silver in my next IPPT (Deadline: April 2017)
•  Get my 2.4km run to under 11 minutes.
•  Go out and run 3 times a week. No excuses. Walk if you are severely unmotivated. Just get out of the house and do some exercise.
•  Eat more fruits and vegetables.

 

Financial Goals

• Save minimum S$12 000 for the year. That works out to be S$1000 a month.
• Second milestone of S$15 000 savings for the year. The works out to be S$1250 a month.
• Impose a moratorium on PC upgrades.
• Do not be impulsive. If you are itching to buy something expensive, wait 72 hours before deciding.
• If you need to buy something expensive, make sure you are happy with your purchase.

 

Academic Goals

• Get at least a B+ in all my grades.
• Get at least a B+ in all my assignments.
• Be proactive in all my assignments and tasks needed to be done in school.
• Don’t be afraid to just ask when in doubt.

 

Career Goals

• Learn more about careers in communication and science communication.
• Establish contacts with people in A*STAR Corporate Communication.
• Establish contacts with people in A*STAR Office of Science, Communication and Archives.

 

Habit Forming Goals

• Work before play.
• When in work, work hard, go all in.
• When in play, play hard, go all in.
• Never ever be late for school lectures.

 

Reading Goals

• Read 12 books in a year.
• Less books to read, but diligently read The Economist, The New York Times, and The New Yorker
• Adopt active reading. Take notes through OneNote on the articles that I read on The Economist and New Yorker.

 

General Well-Being and Miscellaneous

• Get enough sleep, at least 7 hours each day.
• Laugh more, smile more.
• Never neglect your friends and family. Be there for them when they call for you.
• Reduce social media addiction.