My Goals for 2021
Projects
1- Redesign Your Website
I am not planning to completely changed it but portfolios needs an update once in a while.
2- Create an LS Alternative in Rust
The “ls” command shipped with Linux is not enough for me. I used to use “tree” command with it. Then i discovered “colorls”. It is so good! I want to make a replica of it in Rust. I prefer binaries instead of Ruby or Python executables and i need practice in Rust.
3- Create a Speed Coding video for YouTube
I love watching Speed Coding videos, i might like creating too. I don’t know if i will continue it but i want to try at least making one video. It could be a something like a diary for me, i would look back on how i created which projects. And it would be a great demonstration of my skills in my portfolio.
4- Learn Rust
Seeing my favourite apps rewritten in Rust made me quite excited about Rust. I want to learn it deeply this year.
Health & Lifestyle
1- No Added Sugar, More Workout
A new year is impossible without these goals…
2- Have No Physical Books
I want to sell & donate all my books and read e-books from now on. Having a library used to motivate me, adding new books to it was pleasing. I was dreaming of how big would it be if i read 100 pages a day etc. Now i have a digital library, i want to grow that list.
3- More Intentional Music & Movie Consumption
Listening to music is an important part of my life. I want to intentionally search and find good music in 2021. According to Spotify, i added 218 songs to my playlist this year. Not all of them are new though. I want to keep adding different music to my playlist.
Same goes for movies as well. I watched 86 movies this year (I keep track of them in Trakt.tv). It’s enough but the point is not the countity. I want to watch different movies than i watched so far.
Linux & My Desired System
My computer is at the center of my life and it reflects my personality best. Currently i am using Arch Linux with i3 Window Manager.
1- Try More Distros (Gentoo, Void, Artix)
I don’t think i will use Artix but i just wonder how Arch looks like without systemd. I am very curious about Void Linux. But i feel like i will be using Gentoo in and after 2021. I haven’t tried it before though.
2- Have a Custom Compiled Kernel
I compiled my own kernel in Ubuntu before but i couldn’t play with all of the settings. It will consume quite a bit of time to research the settings and it takes more than 4 hours to compile it in my laptop. I will spend that time someday, but not today.
3- Try Different Booting Options
I used nothing else than Grub so far. I tried systemd-boot but i couldn’t make it work. I tried Efistub, followed the instructions on Arch Wiki but i destroyed my boot partition by mistake. My knowledge about booting is extremely limited at this point. I want to try rEFInd, systemd-boot, Efistub and increase my knowledge.
