My New Year Resolution for 2021

Off you go 2020! Quite a year it was, wasn't it?

It started with the best thing happened to me till date, the journey to the Holy cities of Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, for 'Umrah. It was overwhelmingly wholesome. Alhamdulillaah! [1] I'm yet to document the experience, but I do have the poetry ready, which you will see on the blogs soon.

Then just about a month later, the covid pandemic started and finally the lock-down. Ramazan [2] came and went by, we couldn't offer prayers in the mosques. Eid-ul-fitr was same. So was Eid-ul-Azha. [3] Sad sad times those were.

It did bring some positive changes too. We had a lot of free time. People actually started working on things they were passionate about.

Resolutions

First of all, note that making resolution DOES help. 10/10 recommended. It keeps you focused. It gives you a list to work on. It tells you where to concentrate your efforts.

When you make one, it might not seem realistic at first, even to yourself. Rather, specially to yourself. But the motivation and consistency it provides easily make you more productive than you were before.

The key is being motivated. They say, around 90% of people who make resolutions drop them by the end of January. You don't want to be one of them.

2020

Even when a lot of things which were in the resolution of 2020 are still in pending, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I did finish off.

The only thing I miserably lagged in was "writing" stuff. I put more effort in development and left the actual writing behind. I miss it.

2021

Releasing new apps consistently, many of which are in the queue right now, about ready for production
Hifz (Memorizing Quran)
Publishing book-reviews on blogs
Finishing incomplete Novel, Translations, Books/Booklets etc.
Magazines - Sarbakaf and Personal Bi-Weekly
Publishing Videos
Interviews
Portals Management
+ Resolutions from last year

Last Words

As I'm writing this, the third decade of the 21st century is on the verge of knocking the doors of times - bringing joys and cries, hope and despair, turning the pages of everyone's destiny.

I don't know what this new year will bring, but I am nothing but my dreams. I will continue chasing after them.

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Footnotes

[1] Alhamdulillah - An expression loosely equivalent to "Thank God", used for gratification/achievement. See Alhamdulillah.

[2] Ramazan is considered a holy month, 9th month as per Islamic Hijri calendar, which is observed worldwide as a month of fasting. See Ramadan.

[3] Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha are the 2 major Muslim festivals celebrated worldwide.