2022. What’s next?

Alden Tan
3 min readDec 30, 2021

With 2021 about to fade into the distance, I thought it will be timely to give some thought to what comes next. I may probably not go as far to say that these are brand new resolutions- rather, these are things that I hope to practice to an even greater extent and get better at. These are things that I aim to be always mindful about at all times.

Nothing complicated or fancy, but there are 4 current top of mind things for me :

  1. Improving and inspiring
  2. Creating more space
  3. Making better decisions
  4. Remembering to breathe
  5. Improving and inspiring.
  • As a product designer, this means looking to elevate my craft through critical thinking, constant learning and a sharper ability to communicate to stakeholders. On an individual basis, things are more controllable; but I see the next challenge as how to effectively influence and empower more people who I work with.
  • This also implies thinking more about purpose, people and process; and issues such as culture, feedback and growth.

2. Creating more space.

  • 2022 means transitioning into a next phase of life for me with my loved ones- which means that this necessitates thinking about issues that I used to gloss over. Things like how to more effectively…

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Alden Tan

I design products for a living in Singapore 🇸🇬 Also, I like to write and think about how to inspire a better world.