What do you care about most this year?

Although I still occasionally deal with allergies, I've definitely been getting sick less often. I've also realized that maintaining a consistent exercise habit is much harder than I expected — it's something I still easily neglect.

In the second half of the year, I'm preparing for a long backpacking trip. I hope to eventually complete a half marathon, but more importantly, I want a body that can support the kind of life and travel I want in the future.

For me now, finance isn't just about income or investment returns — it's about having more choices.

I don't want to be tied down by material spending. I'd rather spend money on things that actually matter to me: being able to take half a year off, freelance more freely, or go on long-term trips. Those things feel more meaningful than simply watching numbers grow.

Beyond collecting experiences, I've started to feel that short trips can sometimes become little more than rushing through places and checking boxes.

I want to step outside familiar environments, temporarily let go of the roles I've grown used to playing, and force myself to make choices that reveal what I actually need.

This is probably the part of life I've neglected the most over the past few years. Even though I live with my family, we rarely have genuinely deep conversations.

This year, I'm preparing to move to Taichung, and I hope I can be more proactive about reconnecting with people and rebuilding relationships that feel more genuine and supportive.

This year, I started exploring AI tools, and they've been genuinely helpful not only in my work, but also in investing and design, opening up many new ideas and possibilities.

I hope they can eventually support my writing and creative work as well, while helping me gradually integrate the different experiences I've accumulated over the years

More than career titles or progression, what matters to me now is whether the work feels meaningful and worth doing.

This year, I want to slow down after several years of constantly pushing forward, and use the financial stability I've built to focus more energy on other parts of life.