2026 for me will be the year of The Present.

As in, being more in it. I struggle with that sometimes because I easily distract myself with a ton of ideas, and the excitement of all these ideas wears me down slowly.

So that means things like:

• Actively preventing distractions when being with my wife, kid, friends and colleagues

• Actively pushing myself to listen more than I talk, and savor the conversations that matter

• Minimize arbitrary deadlines to ensure focus on the most valuable things

• Creating more financial cushion for the now rather than worrying excessively about the future

• Embracing what AI is useful for in a pragmatic way, while sticking to my values where it feels destructive

• Deep consumption (books) & community over shallow consumption (feeds)

What do you find yourself focused on this year?