# 29 things I learned this year (2020)

1. Zoom weddings happened
2. How to apologize: quickly, specifically, sincerely
3. Businesses focused on spending time outdoors are growing rapidly
4. E-bikes are here to stay
5. The New Normal is the most obnoxious phrase we all continuously using
6. Commuting is now viewed as quite a ridiculous waste of time
7. #cabinlife is the new urban migration
8. Cooking skills… are important
9. Invest in quality shoe horns and hangers
10. All for one and one for all… except during pandemics
11. Road trips > plane trips
12. Vegan tasting menus are really good
13. Self-proclaimed pandemic experts have replaced podcast hosts as the worst dinner companions
14. The seamless reversal of weekdays and weekends in our social structure
15. Yeast, the most essential kitchen pantry item we now can’t live without
16. “One or two meters distance please… but can I have a sip of your wine?”
17. Free time is an affordable luxury
18. Strava is the most worthwhile social media app
19. Let’s skip this number
20. Quality denim makes a difference
21. The “15-minute city” is the easiest trending concept to get on board with
22. Hybrid models; good for cars, bad for higher education seekers
23. The enormous void we feel with the absence of live music
24. 2020: impeccable eyesight, dreadful foresight
25. The importance of backing up data
26. Gamification is the strongest yet most poorly executed growth strategy
27. Close browser tabs for more effective work sessions
28. Just like that, we stopped using checkbooks
29. Nobody has any idea what they are talking about

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