I have been considering my 2012Q1 resolutions recently and have done a bit of refinement. Some seem very unlikely to succeed, others trivial, and still others missing. Inviting people for weekly dinner parties would be better pushed to Q2 – when I am no longer living in Takao. While it would be nice to have a record player, it seems like an unnecessary expense at the moment.
An area where I would like to insure that I do not fall behind is in continuing my studies of linguistics, neuroscience, and languages. Following my failure to learn much of any of the four languages I intended to learn last year, I think I will take the opportunity innate to being in Japan – and focus my Japanese studies. A couple of other things that I feel should be here are to start blogging regularly and to run regularly. Further, I have added the obligatory ‘pile of shame’ clause.
With these points in mind, I present my updated list of Q1 resolutions.
First Quarter Resolutions (1 January ~ 31 March)
- Send a thoughtful message to at least three Facebook friends daily.
- Work towards the completion of academic articles and a textbook mornly.
- Write at least one blog on any of my blogs post each weekdaily.
- Study Japanese for at least one hour daily; focus on medical vocabulary.
- Follow a training schedule; finish the Tokyo Marathon in under four hours.
- Do not buy any books or video games until those I own have been cleared.
- Save money in order to move at the end of March.
- Smile more.
