It’s the first week of Jan’26 and I have been wanting to write this post since the last week of Dec’25. I kept pushing this ahead because I was stuck working on my SS PHP Framework project for the last whole week. Now that I have some free time, let’s reflect back on the year that was 2025!
First things first, I would categorize 2025 as one of the best years of my life. It was a year of change, transformation and catharsis. I worked a lot on myself this year and it was a great experience of self-discovery.
Highlights of the year
To be honest there’s a lot to write about 2025 but I don’t want to take a deep dive into it right now. Instead, I just focus on the main highlights of the year. May be I’ll expand on this post at a later date but for now it’s just the highlights.
10K Run
I started 2025 with a goal of making daily runs a serious part of my fitness routine. I ran regularly throughout the year starting from 1K runs and then eventually doing a full 10K run on Thanksgiving day in Nov. It was a great experience and I am happy that I could do it.
Changing Preferences
I noticed that my preferences have changed. I no longer prefer the things that I really liked in the past. Here’s an example list:
- Earlier I preferred to watch dark, real world, crime movies but now I tend to prefer lighthearted, slice of life, romcoms.
- I preferred to watch long documentaries earlier but now I would rather watch a comedy series.
- Throughout my life I have always read non fiction books but this year I am starting to discover and kind of like fiction books as well.
- I am starting to prefer the silence and solitude of my current life over the constant chaos of my earlier life.
Changing Perspectives
2025 has not only changed my preferences but it has also changed my perspectives and priorities. I am working on adopting a more positive outlook as compared to my previous skeptic and cynic nature. I have moved my focus from short-term goals and achievements to long-term sustainable happiness. This is particularly true in terms of money and health. I also feel like I have got a lot of emotional weight off of my shoulders and now I know that I can take a step back and think with clarity without being burdened by overwhelming emotions, an ability I seriously lacked previously.
I also did a lot of technology and development related work this year. While working on those projects I realized that nothing gives me more happiness than technology. That’s just pure bliss to me. It has been that way since I was a teenager and it still continues to be that way.
All in all, 2025 was a great year and I will cherish it as one of the best years of my life. I know this post sounds like it was written without any previous thought and that’s absolutely true. I had so much on my mind to write about that I was just delaying the actual act of writing. So today I decided to just write a short piece and publish it. After all, done is better than perfect!
