Starting the schooling journey of getting the kids ready for real life.
This was also the year that I properly got into LitRPG/Gamelit. I have always been an avid reader, but discovering this genre was a turning point for me. Not only did it provide a treasure trove of great indie authors I could follow, but it got me into a mindset that opened up the sci-fi and fantasy genres in general. It also paved the way for a future hobby. Critical Failures is the first in a series of great books that starts out in the LitRPG area (with stats), but transitions into Gamelit (without stats) after a while. The other important series I read this year was Odyssey One, an amazing space opera.