2022

• 2022 flew by so fast that I almost missed it. I worked a lot and spent time with the family. On my very limited free time, I played meaningless games, read books and Manga and that's about it. I didn't make a lot of long lists this year.

• The lesson learned is that I need to delegate better and find time for myself. I'm running out of energy again, and I don't want to experience burnout again.

• Books

• I read a lot in 2022. Most of it was simple techno-thrillers for simple escapism, but some books were better than the average.

• Oyasumi Punpun

• I also read a lot of Manga in 2022. It was something I didn't do for a long time. Of all of them, Oyasumi Punpun was the best story and art-wise.

• Lady Joker

• With the release of volume 2 of this amazing book, I re-read the volume 1 and jumped on it as soon as I finished the first volume again. My book of the year.

• Aug 9 - Fog

• A mesmerizing incantation.

• Music

• 2022 was a strange year musically. Surprisingly, I don't have a list of albums to share. The thing I listened mostly were sets by the amazing DJ Roüge.

• Tech

• Arc Browser

• After years using firefox, I got back to the Chromium bandwagon using Arc. The chrome-less design by default hooked me from day one.

• Elephas

• The only sort of AI that I like/use. Simple app, done by one dev, the labour of love.

• Napkin

• A better way to review Readwise quotes. So calm and well designed.

• Wooshy

• The best way to navigate your mac. I love it.

• UXN

• A virtual machine with a very simple FORTH language to program it. I've been playing with it here and then over the year, and it's lovely.

• Games

• No games were good enough to be listed here. Now that my kid took ownership of my switch, I ordered a steamdeck to play elden ring.

• Assorted

• My first international trip since the pandemic

• I needed it so badly. It was great.

• Modafinil

• Taking it in gentle microdoses, when needed.

• Recently Read

• My recently read system that fetches covers and dither them automatically.

• Primary Interests

• My primary interest system that auto-log what I'm up to on my free time.

• Things I was looking forward for 2022

• Mask free life

  • Sorta. But better.

• Not die of COVID

  • Still here.

• Less dragons to chase

  • Not happening.

• Things that didn't lived up my personal hype

• Diablo Immortal

  • I played better korean games that craved for my money.

• Things I'm looking forward for next year

• Steamdeck

  • For Souls-like and Everquest mostly.

• More trips

• More books

• Less screen time

  • Also no mobile P2W games

• Mask free life

• Not die from COVID

• Less dragons to chase