While I’ve previously said that ‘resolutions stink‘, I have a few things on my mind as 2004 comes to a close. I don’t want to call them ‘resolutions’; here are a few things that I’ve been thinking about the last few weeks as 2005 begins:

• Stop reading the alpha-bloggers. I said this a few weeks back, but I really need to further diversify what I’m reading on a daily basis. This will probably also include ‘community aggregated blogs’, since most of the content is replicated over and over.
• Simplify. While I’m a technology nut, I’ve hit the brick wall. Now that I’ve spent time getting ‘distributed media‘ throughout the house, 2005 will be the year to start reducing the number of PC’s in my life. Everything that I’ve implemented can be done by a few dedicated devices that have more functionality and require less maintenance. Time to live the "Exploding PC" lifestyle.
• Get things done. I have way too many to do items bumping around my skull. I’ve started to read David Allen’s Getting Things Done, and want to get this under control. It’s a source of un-ending stress for me.
• Continue to ask myself ‘what should I do with my life‘? I’ll be 34 this year and have a son and a wife who mean the world to me. I have written 2 books, climbed on Mount Everest, scuba dived in the Belize barrier reefs and seen amazing things in different parts of the world, and feel (depending on the week) somewhat successful. Yet, something inside me tells me that I’ve I haven’t really started what I should to do with my life.

I hope everyone has a happy and healthy new year.