Every year, I write a Happy New Year blog post to recap my previous year. I’ve been doing this every year since the past 10 years. It sort of became a tradition. Now that we’ve entered a new decade, I thought it’d be fun to start writing a blog post to recap my previous decade. This will be my first Decade In Review blog post.
My life completely changed in the past decade. I experienced a lot of ups and downs (I lost my Mom 💔). I learned a lot of valuable life lessons. All the difficulties I faced made me a stronger person. It has been a humbling experience. I feel very fortunate and am grateful for that.
Highlights 🎉
- 👨🎓Graduated with a Master’s Degree in Computer Science
- 👨💻Became a professional Software Engineer
- 🤵 💍 👰Got married
Influences & Inspirations 🙏
Here’s a list of people who’ve influenced or inspired me to be a better version of me in the past decade –
Interesting Trends 📈
- 🏃♂️Increased emphasis on health and fitness
- 👨💻Transitioned into the role of a Senior Software Engineer
- 📚Picked up the habit of reading books
- 📝Blogged consistently every year for over 10 years
- 💻Created and contributed to open source software
Honorable Mentions 🎯
(this weirdly makes me sound like WatchMojo)
- 📱Bought my first smartphone
- 💻Bought my first pro laptop
- 🚗Bought my first car
- 🧳Traveled to a new country
Individual Years 📆
Only the past decade –
Then -> Now 👻
Me in 2010 
Me in 2019
Here’s to taking it as it comes in the next decade, cheers! 🍻
