Hello my dear friends,
I’ve hope you’ve enjoyed the festive season. I certainly did. I spent time with my friends and family in the Netherlands, and after that I went skiing in Italy for a couple of days with my family. NYE was spent in Sofia, having dinner and playing games with friends.
But perhaps the most exiting part about closing of the year is that I get to wrap up my goals and reflect.
In 2024 I set out to reach various goals, from running an ultra marathon to finishing a 72h water fast. I had set up a couple of reading challenges, and I aimed to build one product per month.
In my reflection document I look back at these challenges and see what went well and what could be improved next year.
This reflection document is essential in order to create a solid 2025 planning and goals document. I’ve almost finished this document and I can’t wait to share it with you next week.
2024 stats & reflection
For those that are interested in my full 2024 reflection, you can read it on the blog. For all the others I have created a short overview here:
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moved to Bulgaria
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learned the Cyrillic alphabet
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finished a Bulgarian language course at A1 level
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read 46 books ⭐ most books in 1 year ⭐
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ran 2 ultra marathons ⭐ my longest runs ever ⭐
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attended 1 beautiful wedding
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visited 2 new countries
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consumed 762 standard units of alcohol ⭐ most drinks in my recorded history⭐
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had 17 sober weeks (mon-sun) ⭐ longest streak ⭐
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stayed sober for 271 days ⭐ most days ever ⭐
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spend 309 hours sporting
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increased my annual running distance by 62% (968KM) ⭐ longest distance in 1 year ⭐
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spent 96 days abroad
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went on my first mountaineering adventure