2022 was an excellent year. I got married, moved to Prague, made good friends, and went to a Men I Trust concert. But there's room to improve, and I'm going into 2023 with some actual goals.
Health
Everything is melting. Accumulated stress from work, marriage paperwork, military service obligations, and relocating has taken a toll. Health is my primary focus this year.
Physical
Weight is the main concern. I'm currently around 99.8 kg and my ADHD makes it hard to maintain habits once momentum breaks. I'm not going to try a restrictive diet—intermittent fasting feels more sustainable.
The plan for January is a gradual shift: move my eating window progressively later until I reach a 16:8 schedule by the end of the month. Goal: lose 2-3 kg to reach 97 kg.
Mental
Stress is making me irritable, unmotivated, and scattered. I'd like to try therapy, but finding English-speaking practitioners covered by Czech insurance is genuinely difficult and expensive. My wife has suggested meditation. I remain resistant, but I haven't ruled it out.
Work
Rust
I got interested in Rust this year. I like the combination of performance, safety, and expressiveness. I've read The Book, watched videos, and worked through some Advent of Code challenges. I want to go further.
Currently I'm a TAC Engineer at Fortinet—essentially tech support. The role is stable with decent work-life balance, but I'm not excited by it. I'm looking for a software development position, preferably something involving Rust.
Projects
Things I want to build:
- Artodo — a personal todo app (already started)
- Text insertion tool — customizable clipboard for frequently-used phrases at work
- Personal website — possibly a Rust-based replacement for my tilde.team presence
- Torrent server automation — Sonarr + Lidarr for my existing media setup
I also finally created a Mastodon account at tilde.zone/@artogahr and deleted Twitter.
Grateful for my wife Sueda and everyone in my corner. Here's to 2023.
Artout.