Review 2020

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

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Almost there in the first half of the year, but quickly deteriorated after work goals have been archived. 5/10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