Isa Ka Pulong

May mga ambahanon ako
Kag binalaybay nga makasaysay
Sang tanan nga akon luyag
Maangkon. Apang sa matuod-
Tuod, isa lang man ka pulong
Ang unod sining panambiton:
Ang imo ngalan, ang imo ngalan.

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Making New Year's Goals

One thing I've learned about making New Year's resolutions is to focus on things that I actually have control over, and be more specific about them.

For example, I say,
"Write one journal article every 3 months"
instead of
"Publish a journal article" ⬅️ Publication is not up to you!

"Run a total of 600km, continue kickboxing once a week, and eat two servings of fruits and vegetables everyday"
instead of
"Lose weight" ⬅️ How?

"Join two Palanca categories"
instead of
"Win the Palanca" ⬅️ Again, not up to you.

I'm on my third year of doing my resolutions this way, and I find myself being more focused throughout the year, more accountable, and less frustrated when I don't complete some of them.

(Oh, I also refer to them as goals instead of resolutions!)

Happy New Year, everyone!

Trying again

Always, at the start of every year, I try to go back to blogging and resolving to write more. This year, I only made 4 entries on my blog 😂

So, as part of being more specific with my goals, and making them more accomplish-able, this is me committing to making at least 12 blog posts this year, and I know I'll be able to accomplish that because I will be programming one poem to be posted automatically during the 3rd day of each month.

Hopefully, I'll be able to post more. I'd really love to talk about my research projects, and ideas that I think people in the academe may benefit from.

Anyways, happy new year, everyone! May we all be more productive this 2019!