Zkuq on 31 December 2024
3/10. Was the worst year of my life, and no one even died (not that there's been much death in my life anyway). I'm rarely stressed at all or almost at all, but this year was very stressful and exhausting because of reasons. I'm actually surprised my mental health is still OK, or at least I think so. I don't really want to get into the exact reasons in public though, so enough of that.
For 2025, I don't really have very precise goals, just like I never do. I have some wishes, which I'm not confident are going to become true, at least yet:
- Finally make a game. It doesn't have to be huge, but I want it to be a proper game instead of just a minuscule toy project. The main thing is getting started and getting a good feel for the tools though.
- Have a vacation abroad.
- Get rich. This is very unlikely to happen, but if I do end up releasing a successful game, it could happen. Work as it stands is quite time-consuming and tiring, and I'd like the freedom some wealth could offer me. I also hate the technical debt and how it's looking like we might be able to start tackling the annoying parts of technical debt only in 2026 or 2027, depending on how our priorities evolve. I generally like my job quite a bit, but some parts are just awful and stupid - but I digress. Like I said, I realize getting rich is very unlikely to happen, especially considering my wishes for the game.
So, not really goals, but more like wishful thinking. A proper goal might be getting the game properly started and getting some good progress too, and maybe finishing it in 2026, but we'll see.
