[View this email in your browser]() # We have a new episode out! # [035. Year in Review, 2019](https://share.transistor.fm/s/c9e9cf8f) Some reflection on our OK 2019 and a glimpse at 2020 **Differences between 2018 and 2019** - Erik fully embraced [Notion](https://notion.so) for planning - Leo switched from [Todoist](https://todoist.com/) to a spreadsheet - [Mastermind meetings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastermind_group) for group accountability **Leo's Year in Review** - Improvements to health - Successful speaking engagements - A consistent schedule with podcasts - Successful at writing output - Audience improvements: +156.32% at [Learning Swift](https://learningswift.brightdigit.com/) +12.85% at [BrightDigit](https://brightdigit.com/) +726.15% at [LeoGDion](https://leogdion.name/) - Future Improvements include email, more video, and audience research **Erik's Year in Review** - Came up with whole-year goals and broke down into quarterly, monthly, and weekly lists - Also made weekly and monthly habits checklists - About 20-30% of the anticipated objectives and habits changed over the year - The habits that stuck were those that Erik had the most direct control, like stretching and diet - The items that changed or were not met the most typically involved other people or deep research - Erik's biggest regret: not enough "for-fun, but also is work" tasks - Erik's biggest desire to change: more regular date nights - Leo referred Erik to Derek Sivers' article: [*Stay in touch with hundreds of people*](https://sivers.org/hundreds) **What's being cut in 2020** - Leo's stepping away from organizing meetups and local networking - Erik is getting away from nonprofit administration, business social media management, and the status quo of local tech events - We're stepping away from the podcast, too. More on that in the next episode! **★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★**