k_tectonic
- — priorities over the next 2-10Y horizon
- Career[a] longevity till 70, probably on wall st, not in Singapore or West Coast. A related keyword is “relevance” to the geek economy.
- On Wall St, I continue to keep a keen focus on robust technologies like core Java, cpp, SQL?, sockets?, core threading, common data structures,,, Outside Wall st, jxee (and possibly web stacks) offers good market depth and demand.
- Compared to Wall St, West coast is possibly low priority for now as I don’t see long term visibility.
- wellness — protect: PIP-hell, trapped… A “stability factor” , arguably more impactful than GCard, housing, schooling… One of the key signs of wellness is BMI and calorie count.
- I now have a deep desire but limited hope to keep up my 细水长流 motivation for coding drill and QQ learning. Burning pleasure; self-esteem; satisfaction; absorbency. I have had some deep-learning episodes every quarter.
- (G3 as of 2019) boy’s education .. I don’t know if U.S. system is better for him
- (G4 as of 2019) GCard .. a G9 priority in my current plan as of 2024, primarily on the back of the longevity factor.
- (G6 as of 2019) prepare for war at new job — short-term, immediate but actionable item.
- — 2nd tier
- (G5 as of 2019) increase precious face time with grandparents in my 3rd U.S. era — fly business class to NY.
- more passive income to reduce the cash flow stress in the U.S. when I return.
- Saving up for U.S. housing .. not much I can do now.
- (G7 as of 2019) wife’s and daughter’s life-chances in U.S. .. important but not much I can do now
[a] I didn’t say “income”. I think more important to me is my marketability (+ relevance, in-demand ..). Career longevity is the basis of entire family’s well-being for 15Y until kids start working.
Salary .. kinda secondary, because the room for improvement is negligible. That’s basically my (biased) mental picture.