Like many previous years, I have some sort of resolutions for 2026. Learning from my over ambition last year, I will do it very differently on some parts this year. But let’s start with something I will not change, I will keep everything about the health the same. These goals have been both motivating for me and achievable, and they are likely objectively good for me too so I’ll keep sticking to them. Now for the new ideas.

Non-digital activities

I’ll start with the fun goal. This is kind of a reaction of being too much in front of my own computer, all the AI generated content slopping around and my 2017 resolution of one new thing every day. My goal is to make one intentional non-digital activity every day. I keep it very vague intentionally to give my creativity space to explore. To not let myself off too easy, I will not count are things I already do. That means my regular running or normal cooking won’t fit even though they are very non-digital. But a day hike or cooking or baking something new by recipe will definitely fit as they are out of my ordinary routines and also very away from the screen. My aim is to get back to drawing, crafting, building, tinkering and being out and about.

Digital sovereignty

This is almost related to one of my themes in 2024, about the Fediverse. But it is wider than social media and is triggered by the current geopolitic situation in the world. I want to become less dependent on big tech services in general and in specific those based in the US.

Documentation

I haven’t figure out exactly how to document any of this yet, but I would like to share my progress somehow to also inspire more people to do similar things. As before, I will do continuous updates on Codeberg but unlike before I won’t do quarterly updates here.

EDIT: I am documenting both resolutions continuously on aina.li/2026.