Time to put together all the pieces from last year! Due to the covid outbreak, 2020 marked the most turbulent year that the world has witnessed since I was born. Nevertheless, I spent more time in my little spiritual sanctuary and enjoyed progress both in life and work.
… of the Year Awards
- Movie: 1917 (2019) by Sam Mendes
- TV: All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur (2020) by Amazon
- Album: 冀西南林路行 (2020) by 万能青年旅店
- Match: Bayern 8:2 Barcelona, 2019-20 Champions League quarter-final
- Personality: 钟南山
- Website: geoguessr.com
Stats
- Cities: 5 (+2; Hangzhou, Beijing, Xiamen, Shanghai, Xi’an)
- Number of movies watched: 16 (-22)
- Number of TV series watched (in seasons): 12 (+4)
- Hours of music played: 317 hours (-51)
- Most played music artist: Odesza (38 hours)
- Most played song: Piano Sonata No.1 Fantasie in C by Schumann
- Hours of PS4 played: 87 hours (-270)
- Hours of gaming at Steam: 52 hours
- Most played video game: FIFA 21 (54 hours)
Review of 2020 Checklists
- Get promoted #work
Bingo. 10/10
- Set up connections with fellow ML scientists, maybe via String project #work
Not too much progress due to covid outbreak. 4/10
- Average sleep time before 0:15 am #lifestyle
Hell no. 0/10
- Average sleep length = 8h #lifestyle
30 min short of the goal. 4/10
- The only new game I should commit to is Cyberpunk 2077 #lifestyle
No punk, but played quite a few of others. 3/10
- Average gaming time < 7h per week #lifestyle
Almost there in the first half of the year, but quickly deteriorated after work goals have been archived. 5/10
- Make substantial progress on life decisions with GF #lifestyle
Bingo. 10/10
- Achieve beginner level with ukelele #skills
Coming soon. 0/10
- Achieve beginner level with Ableton and Launchpad #skills
Coming soon. 0/10
- Read and write reviews for >= 6 books #contents
Finished 4 and started 2. A good start to re-establish reading habit. 8/10
- Set up a personal news feed of reliable and intuitive resources #contents
Cancelled. A curated personal news feed needs lots of time and effort, which seems to be unrealistic. Working on a better idea.
- Reduce random browsing Hupu and Weibo. Reduce intake of unsystematic information #contents
No more weibo, but 340 hours at Hupu say hi. 4/10