On the podcast, Andrew and Julie discuss New Year's resolutions, being proactive vs reactive, and their goals for 2023 including learning Swift, Vim, and React. Julie gives a sneak peek at upcoming episodes. They touch on setting long-term goals, personal growth, project management, career aspirations in Ruby and other languages, and the challenges of learning new skills and embracing coding methods.
Setting New Year's resolutions may not work for everyone; focusing on long-term goals works better.
Strive to be proactive over reactive; acknowledge the importance of self-improvement despite challenges.
Deep dives
Discussion on New Year's Resolutions and Personal Goals
The podcast hosts share their perspectives on New Year's resolutions and personal goals. They discuss the common practice of setting New Year's resolutions as a motivator to start new habits but highlight how these goals may not always work for everyone. Instead of waiting for specific times like New Year's, they prefer having overarching goals throughout the year, focusing on long-term achievements over daily tasks.
Challenges with Proactivity versus Reactivity
The hosts delve into their tendencies towards proactivity and reactivity. They reflect on how they often wait until tasks are imminent before taking action, revealing difficulties with self-imposed deadlines and avoidance of certain responsibilities. Despite the challenges, they acknowledge the importance of always striving to improve, even if they exhibit cyclical patterns of procrastination and self-criticism.
Podcast Goals and Future Plans
Looking ahead, the hosts discuss their podcast goals for the upcoming year. They mention a plan to explore and share favorite Ruby methods in a series of episodes, inspired by continuous learning and deepening their knowledge. Encouraging listener participation, they aim to engage their audience in discussing and trying out these methods, signaling an interactive and educational focus for the podcast in 2023.
[00:30] Do you set New Years resolutions? Andrew and Julie talk about whether they set them for themselves and the problems they have had with them in the past.
[03:27] Julie asks Andrew if he is a proactive or reactive person and how she wants to be more proactive in 2023 and the pair talk about deadlines.
[07:00] Julie and Andrew share their goals for 2023. What are your goals?
[13:10] Andrew is learning Swift and Vim and Julie is trying to increase her React skills.
[19:30] Julie shares a sneak peak at some upcoming episodes you can look forward to in 2023.