TL;DR: Topics I want to learn and explore in 2022:

1. Advanced Python (Book: Fluent Python, 2nd Edition)
2. Design Patterns (Book: Python Design Patterns)
3. Full Stack Web Development (Book: Flask Web Development, 2nd Edition)
4. Crypto/Web3 (Books: DeFi and the Future of Finance, Mastering Ethereum)
5. Security (Book: Web Security for Developers)
6. Go programming (Book: Learning Go)
7. JavaScript (Book: Eloquent JavaScript)
8. Google Cloud (Courses: LinkedIn Learning)
9. Science & Space (Books: The Blind Watchmaker, Why Evolution is True, Cosmos: Read the book and rewatch the documentaries: A Spacetime Odyssey and Possible Worlds)
10. Venture capital (Books: Venture Deals, 4th Edition)
11. Stock Market (The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed, A Beginner’s Guide to the Stock Market)
12. Vocabulary (Book: Word Power Made Easy)

Note that all the O’Reilly books listed above can be accessed through a public library account. So these resources actually don’t require a huge money investment but what they do need is discipline and commitment. I often make the mistake of picking too many things to learn than I can handle. But the other big mistake which I have made in the past is not making any learning plan and schedule.

So for this coming year (2022), I want to make a list of 12 things which I would like to continue to learn till the end of that year. For now, my current plan is to spend 5-10 mins per day on each of the above topics. Doing the math, it should take me around 60-120 minutes per day to explore these 12 shortlisted areas. If this approach doesn’t work for me then I may switch to tackling each topic on a monthly basis as opposed to dealing with all the 12 topics on a daily basis. What matters to me is that I continue to spend time on these 12 things in the coming 12 months in one way or the other. And I am calling it my 12-in-12 game plan.

Anyways the main reason I am posting this is to share and bookmark the list of things which I want to learn for the next year (2022) and hold myself accountable if I am not able to finish my learning goal by the end of the year. Also, my current plan is to do the same drill every year going forward.