2021 Year-End Notes to Self

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It is always good when you continue a streak, this is my third year end notes to self which I started in 2019. The year 2021 itself was more on self-reflection, slowing down and being more intentional. I found the importance having someone to guide you on reflecting, finding your own path, importance of playing to your strengths. Which has helped me to see deeper meaning of things and actions around me. Thank you Raja Chidambaram for guiding me through this journey. It was a signinficant event of 2021.

2019 Year-End Notes to Self😌😕😇🤔🤩siddarth-kengadaran.medium.com

2020 Year-End Notes to Self😷🧴👏✌️siddarth-kengadaran.medium.com

My reading streak,

This year I was striking of some common books which I have missed in my reading list and few suggetions from my friends. I focused on few wellbeing and productivity books too. On average I hit my 12 books a year mark.
Note to self: a pat on the back.

The Mom Testبعد از خوندن این کتاب دید خیلی خوبی پیدا میکنید برای پرسیدن سوال های مناسب از مشتری های محصولتون، خوب یا بد بودن ایده…www.goodreads.com

AlchemyThe beginning of this book, probably the first third, 5 stars! Super thought provoking and interesting. Will probably…www.goodreads.com

The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogypros: -Great sound quality.-Short chapters makes perfect for short trips or a quick drive.-Easy to understand…www.goodreads.com

InspiredInspired book. Read 967 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The basic premise of Inspired is that…www.goodreads.com

A Promised LandYes, Thank Almighty God for people with integrity, decency, and Love like President Obama and his wife. We need to Love…www.goodreads.com

EssentialismIt's not entirely work related- It's about a way of life, not about setting work priorities. I liked the book, but it…www.goodreads.com

The One-Straw RevolutionIt's hard to rate a book like this. It's a book that I appreciate, but not one that I completely subscribe to. I…www.goodreads.com

Work FuelThis book contains excellent practical, real-world food advice for busy business owners or work professionals. I'm a…www.goodreads.com

21 Lessons for the 21st CenturyIt is not needed but recommended, this book uses some references to the previous books. If you have the opportunity…www.goodreads.com

Breath"A last word on slow breathing. It goes by another name: prayer. When Buddhist monks chant their most popular mantra…www.goodreads.com

My writing streak,

2021, I crossed some significant milestones 50K reach and 500 followers for my medium articles and also I wrote my first article for a another publication. Note to self: The number of articles went down compared to the previous year.

Creating a AR enabled prototype with Figma.Tools Used: Figma, Vectary, AR compatible smartphoneblog.prototypr.io

Designing Spatial UI: Part 1.1siddarth.design

What’s cooking at WWDC 2021 on AR/VRRight, when the rumors of the apple glasses started surfacing we could see how the ecosystem is getting ready for this…siddarth.design

What did I learn from my toothbrush?A little bit of back story before we get into the lessons, after much hesitation and saying no to an electric brush for…siddarth-kengadaran.medium.com

Thinking beyond touchDesigning multimodal applications to support platforms of the future.siddarth.design

My note on MetaverseNovember 2021siddarth.design

My learning streak,

I had my second experience of cohort based learning after MIND program with Insurjo by The Product Folks in 2021.

Few other courses I took this year,

Getting Started with Agile and Design Thinking — Darden School of Business, University of Virginia

Gamification & Behavioral Design: The Octalysis Framework

Become a Product Manager | Learn the Skills & Get the Job

AI Product Manager

My speaking streak,

Finally 2021 bursted the virtual events bubble I had an opportunity to speak at an in-person event on the topic Introduction to Extended Reality and a deep dive into AR & VR.

Other speaking gigs this year,

Designing for AR

Finding jobs and negotiating salary

With this I had interesting time meeting and speaking with people on Lunchclub and Adplist.

Also took time to unplug and spend time at my favourite moutains Kodaikanal and checked off one location in my bucket list Himachal Pradesh.

https://www.instagram.com/vazhipokkan._/

Happy new year 🎊 Looking forward for an amazing 2022.