This year, I feel has been the most productive in my life. Maybe it was the exam pressure. Maybe it was the pressure of the incoming college admissions. All I know is that not only were my new interests founded upon these practical grounds, but also my burgeoning room to learn.

I have began writing my blog (this one), taken many college-level online classes (albeit finished few), and gained skills I never could have imagined.

I guess the first demonstration of my newfound skills will also reflect on my performance this year. I used my accounting skills to build ethos’s end of year report, as if we’re a real company.

Although not really complex, involving very few transactions, my balance sheet balances! I guess that’s a win.

This year also had me dabbling in code, from HTML to CSS to Python, I did a little bit of everything, and am now working to build a website for Ethos Magazine and Civilization Magazine. I am now also taking the CS50X course offered on edX.

My investing has also fared well, up almost 15% in the last quarter of the year (beating the market). But I guess it’s too early to tell as I got totally carried by Kandi Technologies (KNDI) and this year was bullish with QE and all that. It is gaining in the face of a bearish market that is the true testament of a good investor. The coming year will allow me to learn how to valuate companies properly.

Thats about it! Wishing myself and whoever is reading this an amazing 2014!