---
title: 'Bye 2021, Hello 2022'
author: 'Xinjiang Shao'
date: 2022-01-15T23:23:02-06:00
description: "Moving to the suburbs, running half the days of the year, baking sourdough and getting a driver's license — what I started in 2021 and want to try next."
tags:
  - Personal Growth
  - Year in Review
  - Reflection
  - Career Development
---

# The Beginning & The end

## Things I started in 2021

- Move from Chicago to Suburbs
- Run 50% of the days
- Bake sourdough bread
- Get a driver's license and buy a car
- Video for how a day looks like as a software engineer

## Things start doing more in 2021

- Learning Macro Encomny, e.g CPI and ECI
- Attend zoom meetings with domain experts in the medical field and economic field
- Take care of mental and physical health

## New things I wanna try in 2022

- Get back to the basics with CS algorithms
- Live a sustainable life
- Read 20 books this year
- Start traveling again