Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved reflecting on the previous year and setting new goals for the upcoming one. This is what’s top of mind for me in 2026:

Intellectual

• Research areas of interest
  • Dreams — the science behind why we dream, continuing to record my own dreams, finding patterns across dreams
  • Buddhism — the different sects of Buddhism, meditation and yoga practices, approaches to enlightenment
  • Mythology — Norse, Incan, and Chinese folklore
  • Art history — an overview of world history, land/environmental art
• Make creative projects
  • Build a dream app for recording, analyzing, and sharing dreams
  • Do The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
  • Throw bigger ceramics pieces (2-5lbs)
• Read a book a month
• Improve fluency in Chinese and French

Physical

• Rock climbing
  • Regularly climb V5s and 5.11s
  • Climb a few V6s and 5.12-s
• Nature
  • Hike four 14ers in Colorado
  • Go on two backpacking trips
• Tennis
  • Play in three USTA leagues

Relational

• Host events with friends
  • Afternoon tea, crafts night, discourse dinner, game night, etc.
• Call family and a LDR friend once a week
• Plan wedding with my partner
• Volunteer with Concrete Couch (a local non-profit building community through creative projects) once a quarter