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By kombine 2026-01-016:20 Happy New Year, everyone! 2025 was tumultuous but in the end I accomplished my professional goal of the last 10 years: transition from academia to industry. I went through several job rejections (in the hindsight very fortunately so), decided to commit to my research project and a startup idea, endured months-long unemployment and wound up at an up-and-coming industrial R&D AI lab. I feel like I drew a lucky ticket, but this is only a beginning and I need to double down on my goals in 2026. While the locus of my attention was on survival, I drifted away from someone I loved dearly and eventually I lost them. My newfound success has tasted bittersweet.
I also established a sleep schedule with consistent going to bed time at or before 10pm and waking up before 7am; this did wonders for my productivity. I am still affected by anxiety and looking for ways to improve my focus in 2026. I am hoping that it will be my most prolific year.
I could not have done this all without several of my close friends and collaborators, to whom I owe a big thank you.
By Sharanxxxx 2025-12-3114:2210 reply 2025 wrap
Got an internship
Rejected a lowpay job offer
Quit the 9 – 5
Built my own SaaS in 15 days as a self-taught dev
Got 250+ users on my app
Made my first sales before even consuming my 1-month stipend savings
Crossed $100+ in December revenue
Learned coding + marketing
Didn’t skip the gym
Deadlift PR: 400 lbs @ 130 lbs BW Betting on myself in 2026 Happy New YearBy Sharanxxxx 2026-01-0111:25 These are my products:
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By treetalker 2025-12-3115:25 That's a big pull, > 3x BW is beast territory, respect
By chistev 2025-12-3114:46 Betting on myself too
By throwaway638637 2025-12-3115:001 reply Congrats! Making a Saas app is my dream. Never figured out a market/use case :(
By Sharanxxxx 2025-12-3116:56 Dont worry mate. Keep on working and building. Build in Public. Show your work on X. Let's connect on X I am @besharan_ on X
By worldsavior 2025-12-3114:45 Impressive deadlift
By Sharanxxxx 2025-12-3117:11 Thanks mate
By colejhudson 2026-01-016:47 good for you big dog, keep it up
By invide 2026-01-0110:33 happy for you. go go go!
By Xunjin 2025-12-3114:48 wow keep doing it ;)
Dang, did you see the study posted where apparently load doesn't matter? Just do 400x1lb deadlifts instead :)
Nice work, love seeing self taught devs crushing it.
By grvdrm 2026-01-0118:59 Do you have a link?
Happy NYE! Was a big one for me: went sober. Alcohol became my band-aid solution for everything, which ended up with me ignoring things that needed to be done and putting my relationships, job, and health at major risk. I am now 10 months sober and beyond relieved to not be where I was one year ago. I found my dream job in the process, and was able to transition out of an old job that felt stale and holding me back. There is still lot's of progress to be made.
By joeevans1000 2026-01-011:30 Way to go, and well done. Just two months to get to a year. Alcohol is pushed everywhere now so what you've done isn't easy.
By lazarus01 2026-01-010:49 Learning to adapt to stress without unhealthy vices is a skill.
Finding healthy ways to blow off steam maintains continuity with your most important goals.
Well done!
By mghackerlady 2025-12-3117:15 This is my dads first year sober! I'm super proud of both you and my dad =)
By idopmstuff 2025-12-3116:25 Good for you. Quitting alcohol isn't easy, and you should feel proud.
By cyberge99 2026-01-0119:14 You landed your dream job because you were sober enough to put in the work. Congrats. Not easy at all.
By bapo 2026-01-019:34 Happy new year and all the best to you.
Would you mind me asking how you got off alcohol? How much were you consuming?
By nineteen999 2026-01-016:36 Well done and happy new year.
By colejhudson 2026-01-016:52 well done, that's extremely hard. wishing all the best
