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+Document: WM-035                                                 P. Webb
+Category: Life                                                2018.12.19
+
+                           My Wants for 2019
+
+Abstract
+
+   It's about time I got some things rolling
+
+Body
+
+   It could be argued that you do not (should not) need to wait for a
+   new year to begin just to follow new goals and dreams. However, a new
+   year symbolizes rebirth and new beginnings. A chance to begin
+   anew…and so on. With that said, here is a list of things I want to
+   accomplish in the new year.
+
+   1. Learning
+
+      iOS development has always been something on my "yeah, at some
+      point" mental list but in the past week I realized that I need to
+      learn it to create a client for my social network. I purchased
+      some courses from Ray Wenderlich's site[1] eons ago and am *just
+      now* going through it. That reminds me, I have *plenty* of courses
+      purchased from Udemy that I have not revisited (8 of them involve
+      Blender and/or using Blender with Unity)…I will get back to them,
+      at some point.
+
+   2. Product Launches
+
+      I had an epiphany a couple weeks ago regarding online products and
+      services. When you distill them to the basics, *what people are
+      for/getting is access to an API wrapped in a UI*.
+
+      This gave me the sudden realization that a majority of my planned
+      products (projects really) have suffered from me getting stuck on
+      the UI. A friend called it "analysis paralysis" and that sums it
+      up *perfectly*. I came into the tech space via web design and
+      development, so I am trained to think of the UI first and
+      foremost. However, as the back-end developer as well I have to
+      adjust my thinking to prioritize the functionality over how pretty
+      something looks/feels. This may sound like a no-brainer to you,
+      dear reader, but when you are inside your own head it is not so
+      obvious. The functionality informs the UI/UX and vice-versa, it's
+      a balance.
+
+      Here is a non-exhaustive list of just SOME of my languished
+      projects I would love to turn into products:
+
+      - web browser
+      - domain portfolio management tool
+      - web app deployer
+      - analytics service
+      - operating system
+      - process management for servers
+      - content-management system
+      - IMAP server proxy and client
+      - social network
+      - eCommerce platform
+      - lifestyle brand
+
+      Some of these are already in active progress and I think it is
+      totally possible to achieve 90% of this list by next year's end.
+
+   3. Music
+
+      I used to produce music and rap over my own beats and it gave me
+      another outlet to express myself. Retro/futuristic/jazzy beats and
+      (I thought) dope rhymes, haha! A number of factors contributed to
+      the demise of that particular activity, least of which was
+      starting a family. In my pre-family days I could have complete
+      silence and uninterrupted workflow for hours. That simply does not
+      exist for me now.
+
+      I *think* I could get back to creating music in many small spurts
+      of time. What a luxury, time is.
+
+   4. Video
+
+      I upgrade my iPhone every year and the camera gets better year
+      over year. Additionally, I have a couple ideas for short films so
+      I should be taking full advantage of this fantastically capable
+      device. I have a Vimeo account for a *reason*. Yeesh.
+
+   And…
+
+      As usual, I just want to become a better version of myself and
+      hopefully not deal with much strife on the way. Parenting is hard,
+      relationships are hard, LIFE is hard. My quest to make things a
+      bit easier, continues. 🕸
+
+References
+
+   [1] <https://store.raywenderlich.com>