{"id":3641,"date":"2024-01-01T19:01:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T11:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=3641"},"modified":"2024-01-01T19:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T11:01:47","slug":"hello-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2024\/01\/01\/hello-2024","title":{"rendered":"Hello 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At this rate, there is no real blogging here, regardless of the lofty plans to starting writing more. Stats update from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2023\/01\/21\/hello-2023\">Hello 2023<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>219 days on the road (less than 2022! -37, over a month, shocking), 376,961km travelled, 44 cities, 17 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can\u2019t say why it was less, because it felt like I spent a long time away\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Kuala Lumpur, I purchased a flat (just in time to see Malaysia go down), and I swapped cars (had a good 15 year run). I co-founded a company, and I think there is a lot more to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 is shaping up to be exciting, busy, and a year, where one must just&nbsp;<strong>do<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>good read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/jeff-haden\/27-years-ago-steve-jobs-said-best-employees-focus-on-content-not-process-workplace-research-shows-he-was-right.html\">27 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Said the Best Employees Focus on Content, Not Process. 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Client sites, X, etc. so there is chronicling, but just not on the blog. What changed from\u00a0Hello 2024? I got married. I moved into the flat. Companies have gone up and down, like life. 170 days on the road, 308,832km travelled, 38 cities, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3649,"url":"https:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2026\/01\/01\/hello-2026","url_meta":{"origin":3641,"position":1},"title":"Hello 2026","date":"1\/1\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"As I bid adieu to 2025, annus horribilis, I wish to welcome 2026, Annus Mirabilis. What changed from Hello 2025? Fell in love with Pumpkin, Vanessa\u2019s dog. I only did 41 days of travel, 7 trips, 13 cities and 36,049 miles. 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