My 13 Year Plan
The January Newsletter.
Here’s last month’s newsletter, if you missed it.
Last April, I made a post called “My 14 Year Plan.” Here’s the update.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
WORK: Published 800k words. Completed 365 articles! Completed 77 interviews, planned 11 more. 1.3k subscribers on Substack, 56 paid subscribers.
JOURNAL: Completed week 80 of accountability group; 327 days of journaling; Transcribed my whiteboard diary; Transcribed my 2013 diary.
HEALTH: Got a three month rental for ulcer; Got root canal; Overcame plantar fasciitis; Exercised consistently for 13 weeks.
NATURE: Hiked 20 miles; Slept in a tent; Went to the beach; explored nature for 6 weeks.
FRIENDS: Met and hugged 5 friends for dinner; Acted in a short film; Watched kids open Christmas presents and gave the gift of a thermal camera; Arrived off the plane to find my car battery dead, so asked George to jump the battery and navigated home without GPS; Got a stranger’s number without asking; Reunited with a family member after 7 years; Visited my old stomping grounds; Starting tutoring.
LOGISTICS: Got passport; Survived a $35 hostel; Drove coast to coast for 7th time; Traveled 300 miles by train; Fixed the TPMS in my car; Moved 7 times; Fixed my broken phone.
EVENTS: Saw the eclipse; Went to a live debate; Went to two concerts and danced; Visited two art museums.
READ: Holotropic Consciousness by Stanislav Grof; Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer; The Memoirs of Ludendorff; Half of Inner Work by Robert A. Johnson; and the collected works of Machiavelli.


