anyone thinking about goals for 2024?

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Blow: Feb 10, 2004

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erosion: Dec 21, 2002; It's true and I'm tired of pretending it isn't

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# ? Dec 14, 2023 14:04

hot cocoa on the couch: Dec 8, 2009; 100% DOG LOVER
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syntaxfunction posted:

My life plan was always "get away from lovely people and upbringing, probably die before 30" so everything is just icing right now.

Maybe I'll do some things, maybe I won't, who really cares?

My main goal is to practice violin properly and get good at that, and towards end of next year pick up another instrument or language. Why not, nothing matters, rules don't apply any more, it's chaos.

Also finish implementing the algorithms I designed and try to get the papers accepted into some journals. They're pretty neat I think.

having goals is good actually because it gives your life purpose. learning musical instruments seems especially fulfilling! i played guitar for 4 years in high school and at the end of it just decided i hated it lol. have always wanted to learn piano or violin but my life is too busy for the time dedication required to become actually proficient. do you practice often?

# ? Dec 14, 2023 14:48

syntaxfunction: Oct 27, 2010

hot cocoa on the couch posted:

having goals is good actually because it gives your life purpose. learning musical instruments seems especially fulfilling! i played guitar for 4 years in high school and at the end of it just decided i hated it lol. have always wanted to learn piano or violin but my life is too busy for the time dedication required to become actually proficient. do you practice often?

Goals and things to achieve are always good yeah. It's more at this point I am totally find setting arbitrary goals and being okay if it isn't something lofty or ambitious, because usually lofty and ambitious to people means "trying to make money" and that isn't appealing.

I've been playing guitar for like 13 years at this point, out of spite (I was told that music wasn't "for my family") and have gotten pretty good. Added bass soon after starting guitar (like actual bass, not a guitarist who was forced to play bass) and started piano a little over a year ago and have become half okay with that. Violin was the pick because it is apparently the hardest instrument, and I enjoy the stage of sucking at things. Also picking up mandolin because my friend wants theirs back. I can play ukelele and harmonica, but I never count ukes and I would not pretend I can harmonise the mouth organ in front of a player out of embarrassment of my skills. I like practicing as much as life allows, and that means trying to create a rotating schedule of practice. I can give less time to guitar, because I'm building up piano skills, etc.

I like learning new instruments because they force me to learn new ideas and approach music differently. Guitar had me playing punk, grunge, rock and metal, but bass directed me to funk and disco. Went to blues, and then swerved hard into jazz which is why I picked up piano. Started focusing my efforts on theory and composition which led to violin.

Sucking at instruments is the best part, because it's the time you're learning the most, and that rules. There's satisfaction in playing in general, but I had way more fun learning to get down open and barre chords than practicing my sweep picking.

Everyone should learn an instrument is what I'm saying. You don't have to be good, just find the instrument that is fun, whether harmonica, piano, cello, hurdy gurdy or bagpipes. It's good.

Fake edit: what a dumb effort post

# ? Dec 14, 2023 15:01

flubber nuts: Oct 5, 2005

Presto posted:

I'm supposed to be thinking about goals for my job.

This is difficult because my only goal is "keep drawing a paycheck".

just lie to your boss its really easy.

# ? Dec 14, 2023 15:21

BigBadSteve: Apr 29, 2009

Pull the finger out, actually make that my whole arm.

# ? Dec 14, 2023 15:56

Presto: Nov 22, 2002; Keep calm and Harry on.

flubber nuts posted:

just lie to your boss its really easy.

Problem is the company is going to start tying raises to achieving goals.

# ? Dec 14, 2023 17:27

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syntaxfunction posted:

Fake edit: what a dumb effort post

this thread is for effort posts

# ? Dec 14, 2023 17:31

BigBadSteve: Apr 29, 2009

Presto posted:

I'm supposed to be thinking about goals for my job.

This is difficult because my only goal is "keep drawing a paycheck".

Just pretend you care and make up a bunch of bullshit.

Be more alert for opportunities to maximize performance.
Tweak interpersonal workplace skills.
Smooth workflow to minimize nadir events.

etc. etc.

Actually why make that much :effort:

just use an AI to write the goals for you.

# ? Dec 14, 2023 17:40

XYZAB: Jun 29, 2003; HNNNNNGG!!

Vampire Panties posted:

my personal life is such an unbelievable mess that my only goal for 2024 is 'get some money'

my only goal is to prevent this from happening with every fibre of my being

# ? Dec 14, 2023 18:45

Vampire Panties: Apr 18, 2001; nposter; Nap Ghost

XYZAB posted:

my only goal is to prevent this from happening with every fibre of my being

challenge accepted :haibrow:

# ? Dec 14, 2023 18:51

XYZAB: Jun 29, 2003; HNNNNNGG!!

Vampire Panties posted:

challenge accepted

# ? Dec 14, 2023 18:57

Earwicker: Jan 6, 2003

syntaxfunction posted:

I've been playing guitar for like 13 years at this point, out of spite (I was told that music wasn't "for my family") and have gotten pretty good. Added bass soon after starting guitar (like actual bass, not a guitarist who was forced to play bass) and started piano a little over a year ago and have become half okay with that. Violin was the pick because it is apparently the hardest instrument, and I enjoy the stage of sucking at things. Also picking up mandolin because my friend wants theirs back. I can play ukelele and harmonica, but I never count ukes and I would not pretend I can harmonise the mouth organ in front of a player out of embarrassment of my skills. I like practicing as much as life allows, and that means trying to create a rotating schedule of practice. I can give less time to guitar, because I'm building up piano skills, etc.

ive been playing mandolin for about 10 years and while i've technically messed around with guitars for longer, i've only recently started taking my guitar playing more seriously. its driving me crazy. i started off as a pianist and learning mandolin was a fun challenge and interesting addition to my skillset, it didn't take me that long to get over the sucking part. but i feel like learning mandolin has made it harder to learn guitar because its so similar and i have a lot of mandolin muscle memory now when i improvise on guitar i constantly find myself accidentally falling into stuff that works on mandolin and does not work at all on guitar (except on the first two strings)

Earwicker fucked around with this message at 19:03 on Dec 14, 2023

# ? Dec 14, 2023 18:59