While I thought 2022 was an eventful year in my life, there were definitely moments in time when I thought I would not be able to make it through. Having some time to reflect on my journey, here is a brief list of things that marked my growth and learning this year.
My top 10 failures for 2022:
- Failed to invest in hydrogen aerospace services, carbon capture, and lithium (just because I think they’re the future of our planet, and I believe in their massive needs and potential to be implemented in many countries)
- Failed to pass Japanese N2 for the 4th time (it’s my friends’ insight jokes now and I am living in it well)
- Failed to take pride in my final thesis project…somehow it felt uncompleted and I felt like I didn’t do my best for it
- Failed to be in a romantic relationship (lol)
- Failed to respond to friends, and colleagues properly when the time required
- Failed to learn how to cook new dishes (partially because I have been keeping my meals very simple and light)
- Failed to optimize time and have a routine that is best for productivity and efficiency
- Failed to beat Yasu at Chess (we did it again, and I still failed)
- Failed to prioritize my future in 5 years I guess because I am living day to day now
- Failed to have any big project lifting off the ground and fail to be an entrepreneur myself
My top 10 successes for 2022:
- Successfully keep a healthy stream-down routine for my nutrition and only eat what’s essential + drink a lot of water throughout the day
- Identified new innovative opportunities in the market that I could potentially put my capital in
- Challenged myself to take the Japanese N2 test for the 4th time. I think I’m getting closer to a pass
- Graduated with my 4 year-degree from one of the most prestigious schools in Japan
- Enjoying my single life at 22 and traveled with my friends to several places including Okinawa, Fukuoka, Fukui, Osaka, Nagano, Yamanashi, and Hokkaido
- Spent quality time with my family in Vietnam after 3 years of being away from home
- Restarted my illustration hobby and taking it seriously now
- Hosted Chess Championship for ISAK 2022 Summer School. We only had 6 participants but they were hardcore amazing. Also joined the Legend League on Chess.com
- Got promoted to a full-time Managing Director position at Social Impact Lab Japan
- Working on educating myself to become an entrepreneur in the future, while working on helping others to build their own social enterprises as well
- Bonus win: perfecting skin-care routine…yes, I’m taking care of my facial skin like it’s my baby now and I am happy with it ❤
Funnily, the list of my successes is just a reversal of my failure list, in a way that considers the process of doing to be the key performance indicator, instead of the results of those efforts. Either way, I took them as milestones as there were joys and meanings that I could remember and kept in my mind.
If you are curious about the other not-so-productive aspects of my life, here are just some random activities archives for entertainment:
10 not-so-effortless random things I have done in 2022
I hope that you have enjoyed reading my year-end summary! Thank you very much for your treasured time and continuous support. I wish you, my precious readers, a great holiday and a Happy New Year!
Qbooz 