Every year, I take the time to reflect on the previous year and set goals for the coming year.
2025 Year In Review
Related post: goals for 2025
Whew, 2025 really got away from me! It was a great year in many ways, but I had more success on the professional and family side than for my personal goals
1. Do more outdoors If anything, I spent less time outside in 2025
Stay on top of streaks My best streak was walking 2 miles (54.2% of days). Others were 33%, 18%, and lower.
3. Add more rituals I didn’t add any additional rituals, though some interesting ones are shaping up for 2026!
4. Set and achieve a monthly goal Not only did I not accomplish any, I didn’t set any!
2026 Personal Goals
I like to explore different formats for my personal goals. In previous years I’ve used OKR-style categories and monthly goals. This year, I am creating empty buckets with a capacity I want to fill by the end of the year, instead of more specific goals. These buckets are:
- things I want to do consistently,
- things I want to create, and
- one-time milestones I want to achieve.
I. Habits
I’ve been tracking daily and weekly streaks for a while now, and will try to keep these streaks going more consistently.
| Habit | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cycle/Climb/Ski | 2x/week |
| Walk 2 Miles | Daily |
| Flexibility Tiny Task | Daily |
| Drink 32 oz water | Daily |
| Read 20 minutes | Daily |
| Learn a Langauge 15 minutes | Daily |
| 2 Pomodors | Daily |
| Tidy Up | Daily |
| Sleep 8 hours | Daily |
| Mindful time with family | Daily |
| Make Dinner | 1x/week |
| Go Outdoors | 1x/week |
II. Creations
Complete 5 creations. These are tangible artifacts that I can point at in December; a thing that exists because I made it.
Some examples that would sit in this bucket:
- 6 blog posts
- A poetry chapbook
- Record 6 songs
- A woodworking project
- An electronics project
- A coding project
- A home improvement project
III. Milestones
Achieve 5 milestones. These are achievements, experiences, or moments that happen once and that I’d look back on as real wins.
Some examples that would sit in this bucket:
- Climb a V6 again
- Play on stage
- Complete 15 outdoor adventures
- Host 5 musical jam sessions
- Complete a D&D game
- Get LASIK