As the year comes to an end, and what an unusual year it has been, I find myself feeling pretty refreshed and intrigued by everything that had occurred.
Investing wise I have learned many useful lessons which will stay with me for long. Breaking traditional wisdom and accepting changes/ truly embracing the meaning of life-long learning. It's like traditional wisdom and lessons / case studies still work but should not be taken as 100% gospel truth to be followed blindly, rather applying the theory and using it nimbly on current market and futures. Aswath Damodaran sums its up perfectly in his blog posts and videos that many "value investors" had become so enamored in their applications of the techniques that they missed out obvious trends. I am thankful to have chanced upon his sharing via internet early this year and learnt a great deal while dealing with the sell-down in March and subsequent challenge of allocating my cash in the mighty upswing that was in July - Nov 2020.
I hope to apply all I have learnt and experienced in 2021.
Work has been uneventful thus far (which is good), with a slightly minor note of joy. A slightly larger than usual increment thanks to being promoted help me financially and I felt relieved that I had move past the salary range I was stuck at previously. Nothing much to jump about as it is more of a "your time is up" kind of promotion versus the "we think you are good" which actually pisses me off. Anyway, I have been focused on growing my wealth instead of climbing the ladder since 2016, journey has been great thus far.
Health and fitness wise this was not the better years, full of minor aliments here and there makes me feel like I am really aging. There were moments which I felt great after a good rest, when I could perform well on the court, but these were followed quickly by post-game aches and soreness. I need to recover from my ankle, shoulder cuff, and thumb injuries soon!
On the topic of aging, I do feel that with diet, knowledge and better living conditions humans tend to be able to delay aging better compared to previous generations. At the rate I would think I will look younger than my dad did when he was 40.
Met some interesting people during my social volunteering duties, with the most interesting one resulting from a wrong number call from a random kid. All I can say is life is so unexpected at times and the strangest of occasions will lead you to things you cannot imagine.
Onward to 2021 ! Floor Level 37
