A Lookback at Year 2020
As we close year 2020, this is the time, we lookback into the time spent in last 1 year. Personally, for me, what started as a promising year of changes, made way to a year, that brought in surprises, profound impact on lives across the world, changes in how we go about with our lives and having to do re-planning, re-prioritization and introspection.
Lookback at 2020 Goals
Let’s see what were the 2020 goals i had set out to achieve, and how I fared in that.
| Sr. No. | Goal | Status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achieve Enterprise Architect credentials | Achieved | 19 Apr 2020, Completed Enterprise Architecture certification from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. |
| 2 | Achieve Product Manager credentials | Achieved | 28 Apr 2020, Completed “Product Masterclass: How to Build Digital Products”, from Product School |
| 3 | Achieve Data Scientist credentials | Achieved | 30 Oct 2020, Completed “Application of Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Engineering Problems”, from National Institute of Technology, Srinagar |
| 4 | Learn DJing and Music Production | Partially achieved | Released album on soundcloud. Performed at get-togethers. Audio mixing for flute instrumentals and dance songs done. Did not complete any full-length song or course so far. |
| 5 | Build automated stock market analysis and recommendation engine | Not achieved | Wasn’t able to achieve this |
| 6 | Work on Project C | Not achieved | This was a dream product idea, that i came up in 2017. Still to be worked upon implementation and design |
| 7 | Continue Journey to achieve FIDE CCM title in Correspondence chess by 2023 | In Progress | Came back to winning ways in International tournaments. |
Lookback at 2020 Achievements
Let’s look into some of the achievements.
| Sr. No. | Achievement | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Developed, built and released Android product on Play Store. | The product is called Multiplication Table Generator |
| 2 | Learnt, developed and hosted CDN based static web page on Google Cloud. | As part of a small hustle converted a wordpress website into static site, with functions and APIs. |
| 3 | Learnt, Statistics and earned certificate from Linked Learning | As part of TCS tie-up with Linked Learning completed Statistics course. |
| 4 | Achieved credentials of Data scientist and Enterprise architect | As part of learnings and courses, completed and achieved the credentials. |
| 5 | Won 22nd Afro-Asia Chess Championship Prelims | Had an exciting matches to win the Prelim tournament, and qualified for semi-finals. |
| 6 | Developed a good garden, with multiple species of plants. | Had an exciting time working on gardening. |
| 7 | Perfected the white sauce and fried rice receipe | Ongoing stay at home, allowed a regular hands-on cooking experience. |
Lookback at 2020 Learnings and Thoughts
Here is some of the learnings from year 2020, for life. Also, some mantra and thoughts and defined the year,
- Expect the un-expected
- Focus on aspects that you can control and influence. Leave the rest to almighty.
- Time can’t be managed. We need to manage ourselves and our priorities.
- Devote un-divided attention to present, and tasks in front of you, to achieve success.
- Health is important, which includes mind, body and soul. Spend time to care for each.
- Nothing in life should be taken for granted. Cherish, nurture and nourish each and everything.
Year 2020, started with swift moves, towards my international travel and relocation, towards Apr 2020. Covid-19 pandemic changed all that. The scale and impact of year 2020, can seldom perhaps be felt today fully. Ongoing pandemic has profound impact to all aspects of life and living. Life may not be same again. As all nations strive to contain and control the virus, the challenges have kept increasing. History will decide and judge the actions and decisions taken were right or wrong. Nothing in life should be taken for granted.
Stay Safe ! Stay Healthy !