Here are some things that I would like to accomplish in 2014. This list might be too long (as I keep adding to it) and might need to get sorted into minimum goals and stretch goals. Something else I might want to consider is how can I add a system to this, so that rather than setting a specific goal, I have a system that helps me achieve things I want.
- Achieve 600 hours of instruction in Mandarin (380 hours on top of the 220 I have now).
- Self study for one hour most days
- Engage in at least one face-to-face conversation either in person or on the internet every week
- The extra hours from conversation should make up for any missed days of self-study.
- Read and complete the examples in The Art of R Programming and Machine Learning for Hackers.
- spend at least 40 hours studying x86 assembly language.