goals

100 Books in a Year (Reflection)

Eric Kraus
learning
09 Apr, 2019

I've received a lot of questions about my 2018 New Year's Resolution goal of reading 100 books, so thought I would pull some of the frequent questions together in a single place with answers. Freq

Learning Chinese - Week 12

Eric Kraus
learning
19 Mar, 2019

I am starting week 12 of my New Year's Resolution to learn Mandarin Chinese and a lot has changed over the last 10 weeks since my last post. Update Quick update on current status:currently st

Learning Chinese - Week 2 (Reflection)

Eric Kraus
learning
12 Jan, 2019

Quick update as I'm wrapping up my 2nd week of formal Chinese study. Technology As I mentioned, I drastically narrowed the mobile apps I'm using to the following: -Pleco - dictionary, stroke orde

Learning Chinese - Week 2

Eric Kraus
learning
30 Dec, 2018

I'm two weeks into my Chinese study and have made a lot of progress. I've also gathered a lot of useful tips and some lessons learned over my studying during my first week. Goal For starters, I'v

Learning Chinese - Week 1

Eric Kraus
learning
22 Dec, 2018

I just officially wrapped up my first week of self-study on Chinese. Here are some thoughts and lessons learned. This week I tried to focus on just getting familiar with Chinese, resources, pinyin ru

My 2019 Learning Goal

Eric Kraus
learning
19 Dec, 2018

Looking back... 2018 was a crazy year! I got a late start on my New Year's Resolution. In fact, I likely wouldn't even have had one if it weren't for a suggestion from a friend who

Learning Chinese

Eric Kraus
learning
18 Dec, 2018

Introduction As I'm working through my 2019 goal to learn Chinese, I am planning to gather some thoughts on my preparation and progress throughout the year. Challenge Like any foreign languag

100 Books in 2018 - Book List

Eric Kraus
learning
25 Mar, 2018

I have set a rather ambitious goal for the remainder of 2018... Better late then never, right? For 2018, I am embarking on a journey of learning as much as I can. I am encouraged by a friend who is d

My 2018 Learning Goal

Eric Kraus
learning
01 Jan, 2018

100 Books in 2018 I'm starting this goal late (February). Rather than figure out how I'll measure this against the year, for now, I'm just... starting</Sas

What Climbing Mt. Rainier Taught Me About Setting Goals

Eric Kraus
personal
31 Dec, 2015

Introduction In August, I had the opportunity to step foot on the 5th largest peak in the contiguous United States. How would I describe it? Epic. Mt. Rainier is not only a moderately difficult,

Responsive Resolutions

Eric Kraus
learning
31 Dec, 2015

Introduction Here's something new to try in place of the traditional New Year's Resolution: Instead of one, big new year's resolution, try creating 12 monthly responsive</