Lean Resolutions for 2010
Couple of months ago I ran into Matt Cutts 30 Days project. I followed his August and October projects and was impressed and inspired. It really made me thinking that resolutions only work when those are attempted for a shorter time, like 30 days instead of a full year. So I decided I will try out some 30 day projects of my own before the new year. So in October I took a challenge to read couple of books (you know the real ones that you can touch and feel), so I managed to read one full book 'What Would Google Do" by Jeff Jarvis:) I read a lot of blogs online but I barely read any physical books so reading a book is a big deal for me. Then in November I took up a 30 day challenge to not drink any cola. This was huge for me, I am addicted to Pepsi at work. Every day after lunch I have to have a Pepsi (they dont have Coke at work). It was harder than the book challenge, much harder but I finally completed it successfully.
So with that prototyping I was confident that my 2010 resolutions are going to be lean, not the body weight kind but the duration kind. Just like the leanstartup concept of Eric Ries, my resolutions are lean. Start small, evaluate often, learn, iterate and keep it going! I never was serious on the yearly resolutions, a year is too long to act on. So many things happen in a year. 30 days is manageable, measurable and more importantly something that I can commit to and follow through.
My resolution for 2010 is to have lean resolutions throughout the year, which I am sure will tweet about.
