10/11/2020 - working towards my goals.

working towards goals.

• upcoming - clear google skillshop and coursera modules, so i am left with avado modules
• someday - clear those udemy traversy modules. and continue coding. that's all i can say for now.  will still say i am tempted to look for a job but i am still wanting to pursue my job on my own terms. i know i am late and its detrimental. but we are seeing progress here. and then find a junior role and start from there. my dream is to have a routine job that i can just work at typing and data. not require me to keep reaching out to people or have uncertainty.

 i cleared 7 pomodoros today using 2 pomodoro apps

• focus todo (allocate pomodoro by task, you can also plan by project and also, (today, tomorrow, upcoming and someday), i like the timelines) 
• forest chrome extensions (plant a tree badge, you can plant a real one too). 
• i'm using whitelist mode. 
• and both pomodoro apps at the same time.

of the 7:

• 5 - google skilllshop cert
• 2 - reading books with highlighting

i think i probably can clear the skillshops and rest of the coursera ones by this week or next at this rate, if all goes well. wish me luck.

i think these pomodoro (but better) apps does help:

• prevents multi tasking and abandoning task halfway
• makes me want to do some more
• don't enjoy those time sinks like i used to - facebook, netflix

i have blacklisted youtube during my working hours because it is quite a bad timesink now, i have stopped being addicted to facebook, and by that i mean the blacklist works and i dont need to cheat to get back to work and off facebook. 

anyway, concentration is on track. shall see if it can be applied to deep work

exercise and food.

on track. daily exercise. daily dinner is proper meal with veg egg and meat. today fail at lunch though, had swensen's aglio olio and sticky chewy chocolate. at least the ice cream's great. skipped 10 minutes. probably got to do more tomorrow. its getting easier so i think i need to switch it up.

sleeping.

been using lose it app since 27/10 and have been skipping almost daily. even on my period. i took jujube walnut so i wouldn't be deplete of 'blood' in tcm terms. realising i have been having insomnia, hard to fall asleep and wake early. probably heart blood deficiency and maybe yin deficiency. also shifted my workout earlier. and i think i experience less sleep regret since my output is more now.

reading.

am reading the e-books

• healthy mind toolkit (5 stars so far, packed full of self regulation tips)
• gifts of imperfection

and i really like the books i am reading, find them to have tips i could use in real life. i want to make my own reference sheet for the tips

on my e-shelf but not started 

• think and grow rich
• narratives and numbers

fiction / biographies i am reading casually

• dune - fantasy genre, fun reading
• shallow selfish reason for not wanting kids - fun reading, different angles for different women. i am a young woman, so this topic is of interest to me.

i don't see reading non-fiction self help as non-work so i list it as a pomodoro, but the books are quite absorbing. gonna 

mood.

mood wise i have been feeling great. probably some people are a little toxic and you realize that and feel some compassion for them being so judgmental. and also because i feel less worry now i got my work cut out and my sleep on track to improving.

you won't judge if you are happy or really empathetic person, people judge to hide guilt, annoyance (at inconveniencing them), critical and controlling part of them. else they just want an outlet for their snobbery. or maybe they took offence previously and now decided to be a hellion.

netflix.

am watching start-up, kdrama. quite like it. suzy role is quite admirable.

unorthodox health practices.

been doing dry brushing. i feel warm all over after doing it. but really makes my skin dry. the brush is also reallly scratchy. contemplating using the fine face brush to dry brush my face.