A year has passed away so fast. Bye bye to 2013 and warm welcome to 2014. Its time for taking the new year resolutions. New year resolutions are important in the sense that they provide hope towards the future. It is a measure of how developed you must be by the end of this year. It is important that we design the resolutions carefully so that we have complete benefit from it. You don't need to waste a lot of time for something that is never beneficial to you..
As a programmer here is my tips for making your own new year resolution .
1. MANAGE TIME MORE EFFICIENTLY
Learn to manage time more efficiently this year. Assuming that you spend more time with computers and technology related stuffs, give some room for exercises and general studies. Consider every task important and provide sufficient time for each works. Always find some time to spend with family members and friends.
2. LEARN SOMETHING NEW
Everything you face in this year will be new to you. So learn something new that is interesting to you. You can learn a programming language or framework. There are sufficient resources available in Internet that can help you learn new stuffs. Also try educational sites like coursera, Udacity etc to learn more efficiently.
3. BECOME GOOD AT WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW
It is very important to sharpen the skills that you are already good at. So practice all things that you know. If you are good at a particular language , explore it more deeply and find more about it. Try out new methodologies in programming. Build new projects etc.
4.CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH
Don't forget about your health . It is very important to keep mind and body in perfect sync. Find time for exercises daily.Go for a morning walk . Play a game with your friends. All these can make the day wonderful.
5. DO A BIG PROJECT THIS YEAR
Aim for doing something difficult this year. It can be a program or something else that you like. Choosing a difficult project can help you learn how to face tough tasks in life. It doesn't matter if you complete the project this year. It will teach you a lot about your field of interest
6. USE ALL OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities never come everytime.Take a vow this year that you use all the opportunities you get to develop yourselves. Don't ever let go of a single chance in life.
7.TEAM UP
It is important to find friends who has same taste as yours. If you already have such friends , team up with them and do a team project. This will help a lot in developing certain skills that will be very important in future.
8. EXPLORE OTHER FIELDS.
You must do something extra that is not related to your work or area of interest. You can learn a new language like French, German or you can improve your skills in those you know already. Learn arts. Take a class in typography . Learn electronics. Play with microprocessors etc.
9. READ
Find some time to read books. Find a library near your living place and get a membership. Try reading all leading novels, fiction etc. We can learn a lot about life from such books. Read about great people in the world.They can be great inspiration for you life.
10. ENJOY
The last tip is to enjoy all the things mentioned above. There is no point in doing anything if you don't have interest in it. "The only way to do great things is to love what you do"
NOTE: This is the first post for my new blog ,which is one of my own new year resolutions. Hope it helps you in some ways in your life this year. Wishing a very best new year to you.
As a programmer here is my tips for making your own new year resolution .
1. MANAGE TIME MORE EFFICIENTLY
Learn to manage time more efficiently this year. Assuming that you spend more time with computers and technology related stuffs, give some room for exercises and general studies. Consider every task important and provide sufficient time for each works. Always find some time to spend with family members and friends.
2. LEARN SOMETHING NEW
Everything you face in this year will be new to you. So learn something new that is interesting to you. You can learn a programming language or framework. There are sufficient resources available in Internet that can help you learn new stuffs. Also try educational sites like coursera, Udacity etc to learn more efficiently.
3. BECOME GOOD AT WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW
It is very important to sharpen the skills that you are already good at. So practice all things that you know. If you are good at a particular language , explore it more deeply and find more about it. Try out new methodologies in programming. Build new projects etc.
4.CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH
Don't forget about your health . It is very important to keep mind and body in perfect sync. Find time for exercises daily.Go for a morning walk . Play a game with your friends. All these can make the day wonderful.
5. DO A BIG PROJECT THIS YEAR
Aim for doing something difficult this year. It can be a program or something else that you like. Choosing a difficult project can help you learn how to face tough tasks in life. It doesn't matter if you complete the project this year. It will teach you a lot about your field of interest
6. USE ALL OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities never come everytime.Take a vow this year that you use all the opportunities you get to develop yourselves. Don't ever let go of a single chance in life.
7.TEAM UP
It is important to find friends who has same taste as yours. If you already have such friends , team up with them and do a team project. This will help a lot in developing certain skills that will be very important in future.
8. EXPLORE OTHER FIELDS.
You must do something extra that is not related to your work or area of interest. You can learn a new language like French, German or you can improve your skills in those you know already. Learn arts. Take a class in typography . Learn electronics. Play with microprocessors etc.
9. READ
Find some time to read books. Find a library near your living place and get a membership. Try reading all leading novels, fiction etc. We can learn a lot about life from such books. Read about great people in the world.They can be great inspiration for you life.
10. ENJOY
The last tip is to enjoy all the things mentioned above. There is no point in doing anything if you don't have interest in it. "The only way to do great things is to love what you do"
NOTE: This is the first post for my new blog ,which is one of my own new year resolutions. Hope it helps you in some ways in your life this year. Wishing a very best new year to you.