Hi Reader,

Just popping into your inbox to wish you and your loved ones a happy, healthy 2026 💛​​

You know that feeling where you're convinced you did absolutely nothing all year... then you actually look back and go "wait, I did a bunch of stuff"?

I kept telling myself I wasn't accomplishing anything for most of 2025.

But when I finally sat down and wrote it out, here's what my year actually looked like:

• Travelled to Japan
• Made 14 YouTube videos (including 3 data science + AI tutorials and 2 AI roadmaps)
• Completed my Python for AI course and added new content
• Finished my second BSc in Computer Science (which dragged on for 6 years)
• Read/listened to 16 books
• Filled a 100-page sketchbook journal
• Made a little human (who's now running my sleep schedule 🐣)

Turns out I've done way more than I thought!

Looking back, a few things really stood out:

The "perfect time" never comes.

Every single thing on that list above happened at an inconvenient moment.

Traveling for 3 weeks while my projects weren't done.

Finishing the last module of my degree just a month before baby arrived 😅.

Picking up a book while having a dozen chores waiting (you've gotta be kidding me!).

Nothing felt like the "right" time, but I'm so glad I did it anyway.

I was getting distracted by all the noise.

2024 (on LinkedIn or X): "This will be the year of AI agents!"

2025 (on LinkedIn or X): "THIS is the year of AI agents!"

The truth is, there's still a massive gap between hype and reality in actual business adoption.

I spent way too much energy worrying about staying "relevant" and not "getting behind" instead of just learning and building useful stuff.

Commitment beats motivation.

Honestly, there were sooo many days this year where I had zero motivation. I felt like a complete sloth, physically and mentally 🦥.

But when I started working with my video editor in May, I knew she was waiting for footage twice a month. That commitment kept me going, NOT motivation.

Turns out, showing up and having someone checking in on you matter way more than feeling inspired.

So here's a little challenge for you:

Write down what you did in 2025.

I bet your list is longer than you think. And I bet you're being way too hard on yourself.

Here's to an amazing 2026 🎉,

Thu

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