A friend of mine started a tradition a few years ago that I've completely co-opted. Instead of coming up with a list of new year's resolutions pick one word that will help define the experiences you want for the year. I love this idea as opposed to a list of resolutions I probably won't keep. A single word to push me to focus on what I think is important for the year.
I don't remember every word I've picked over the last few years, but do remember "Bold" and "Create". I think I used something akin to "Do" a few years ago as well.
For 2010?
I've chosen "Learn" as my guiding word. I'm excited about this and am already thinking about all of the things I want to focus on learning:
- I'm going to be a new mom. Being a parent is going to be a daily exercise in learning new skills and patience.
- I want to enhance my design skills on the web side. The basics? No problem. But I want to learn to do thing so I don't feel held back when designing for the web.
- I want to expand my knowledge of papercraft - always!
- I want to read, read, read.
- I want to relearn drawing by hand, so I don't feel so bogged down when I want to produce a sketch.
- I want to learn more on the technical side of renewable energy to understand available technologies better.
But, it's all about learning.
What's your word for 2010?
