jan 2025
a month in review
things i’m proud of
Wrote four blog posts + reached 1.2K views on Substack
Figured out how to survive school and keep myself entertained despite being in classes that I do not enjoy
Stayed committed to my side projects!
Went from jobless to having 3 part-time jobs lol
Bonded more with ppl who motivate me (see: phineas and ferb bonds)
Found a dance class that I LOVE
Celebrated my one-year anniversary a little early :)
Gained ~20 more Twitter followers, but more importantly, became more comfortable posting
Read more! Still not enough, but it’s a start
Took a trip to Kingston to visit my best friend!
Learned how to communicate better when collaborating on projects with friends.
Hosted all of my girl friends over for a Galentine's celebration
Got enough sponsors for Momentum’s end of year showcase!! I was so stressed about this
goals i did not meet well
Got bad at calling my parents for a week
Didn’t eat super well
Haven’t been stretching at all lately
Slacked off on boring (yet important) tasks like Momentum’s accounting
updates on my weekly ships
Jan 1-7: 21 shakespeare!
Jan 7-14: Thoughts on finding my voice
Jan 14-21: Cute software project (that i will launch soon! i am only not shipping it now for a reason)
Jan 21-28: Startup breakdown + submitted an application to my dream writing program!
Jan 28+: Deployed a super simple ETH smart contract
I’ve also been working on a few longer-term ships that should be out soon (shoutout to Kunal + Jasmine for being awesome collaborators)!
biggest learning of the month
Discipline. This month, I focused a lot of energy on my goals and on cutting out the noise. In doing so, I think that I gained greater respect for my goals. I have become better at taking my goals seriously and I no longer feel the urge to set super unreasonable or lofty goals. Now, I want to set goals often and actually meet most of them (or at least try my damn best to).
future priorities
Keep shipping often and consistently!
Deflect blame less
Hang out with my friends more before AJ moves 😔
Write more and think deeply about the institutions I interact with. They frustrate me and I need to figure out what I’m gonna do about that
Try to reduce the amount of texts that I receive and/or get better at responding to them—either way, reduce the mental load
Keep finding more tech friends who can expose me to what I’ve yet to learn
Hopefully travel? I want to go somewhere different for just a weekend
Submit at least one of the applications that I have been putting off forever
Work on my EEG project + experiment with the mic that Hardeep loaned me
Find a place to live over the summer
Talk to more of the cool people whose names I see often online or in similar circles but rarely start conversations with