In 2010, Seth Godin asked people to make a list of what they shipped. I have been doing this exercise each year since then. You can see my past #YearInReview posts here. Given how easy it is to feel like 2020 was a lost year, I feel an activity like this is more important than ever.
- Wrote an article for Forge on Medium about the best habit books to kick off the year.
- And a follow-up on this blog about keynote habits.
- Took a full year of Japanese classes at my local community college.
- I started a meditation group on Insight Timer for my Zen Center.
- I collected a set of Buddhist writings and published a book called When We Make This Path Our Own. The print run was 10 copies. The book was created for a trip we planned to take in April and had to cancel.
- Created Right Now with Joy Stauber.
- Stepped into the role of publisher at Bard Press.
- Took over daily operations of the 25 year old press.
- Launched a new visual brand for the press.
- Launched a new website.
- Wrote four research reports on the state of business book publishing after the market shifted in March.
- Created The Nature Preserve, a seven game campaign expansion for Wingspan, with my wife Amy.
- Spent a week solo in a cabin on Mount Hood that restored my soul.
- Read 28 books.
- Wrote eight personal newsletters under the “I’ve Been Thinking…” banner.
- I wrote two 3000 word papers for a class at my Zen Center. The first paper was on my experience with engaging in Rinzai Zen practices. The second paper was on my experiences with Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.
- I wrote a 2020 Best of Business Books essay for Marker at Medium, using a meta-analysis of the seven lists from media and retail outlets.