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Weekly Review Template
Weekly Progress
Tasks
Notable/-Impact
- Did my ap comp sci exam
- Read “the body is not an apology”, “man’s search for meaning”, and 75% done “meditations” by marcus aurelius
- Talked to FAS advisor about course planning and uni stuff
- Finished the Nand2Tetris assembler
- Start learning javascript
- Almost finished my comm media project
- Refined my daily note in obsidian
- Finished global lift scholarship, started brainstorming for got a spine scholarship, virtually finished RRCF scholarship
- Followed through with my fitness plan
- Been doing all math homework and finished math hand-in
Moderate/-Impact
- Know some of the answers to social quiz and am almost caught up on homework
- Played “Before your eyes”, bought borderlands and had a break day
- Caught up on jujutsu kaisen
- Played some more gartic phone with sfu peeps
- Helped mom with obsidian, dad with ubereats signup
- Read thought-provoking or insightful reddit posts
- Been more active with investing
- Help brennan with post-processing of his band image cover
Categories Assessment
Productive
- Read
- The books I read were quite focused on one’s purpose/meaning in life, which has made me reflect on my own
- I’m quite intrigued by stoicism, and want to learn more and practice it to help cope with the fear of death
- High School
- Apparently the due dates for comm media are just recommendations so I have all the time in the world to do them
- I still want to do things on time so I don’t end up having to cram/overwhelm myself
- Gonna start going to school for social studies and math class, probably after lunch though since I don’t want to go to school for 30 minutes just to have to go back home for lunch
- Actually, what if I walked home for some exercise :o
- Could be a good idea since I don’t need the whole hour to eat
- Gonna harm my productivity during those hours but I want to get used to the school environment and social interaction again xd
- Actually, what if I walked home for some exercise :o
- Been up to date with math class, and am fairly confident about integration
- Weird to say since intergrals was what brought my mark down last sem
- Apparently the due dates for comm media are just recommendations so I have all the time in the world to do them
- Computer Science
- Glad I’m done the exam, just gotta learn more about the CMPT 120 exam and what’s on it to plan my preparations for that
- It’s gonna be fun learning javascript since it would open opportunities for servers, website stuff, and guis
- Also helps that I have someone to learn it with ;)
- University
- Talking to the dude helped me feel more prepared for my transition and course selection
- Can’t wait to move and meet everyone :)
- Scholarships
- Got too hooked with the forklift story even though there’s a scholarship due earlier that I still have yet to do
- I like how many scholarships I’ve done, and how I haven’t feel demotivated to work on them
- It’d be cool if I actually got some money tho xd
- I like how many scholarships I’ve done, and how I haven’t feel demotivated to work on them
- Got too hooked with the forklift story even though there’s a scholarship due earlier that I still have yet to do
- Videography
- Kind of dreading it due to my perfectionism and poor practices that have posed as obstacles for editing the video
- Gonna have to think of ways to speed up my video creation process and make my videos more engaging/entertaining
- I highly doubt an actual viewer would care about half the stuff I said in my most recent video LMAO
- Gonna have to think of ways to speed up my video creation process and make my videos more engaging/entertaining
- Kind of dreading it due to my perfectionism and poor practices that have posed as obstacles for editing the video
- Obsidian
- I miss the visuals of google calendar, but I rarely go back to it after the week has passed so I shouldn’t obsess too much over it
- I just wish there was a better visual representation/customization, as I’m not a fan of how it looks rn
- Other than that, I like being able to have everything in obsidian
- I miss the visuals of google calendar, but I rarely go back to it after the week has passed so I shouldn’t obsess too much over it
- Fitness plan
- I was constantly sore, and it was not fun xd
- Wasn’t able to do my daily cardio after leg day because of how sore my legs were
- Really enjoy the stretching/yoga :)
- Gaming
- Haven’t played any valorant this week, been playing story games instead
- Gonna keep playing the different titles I haven’t been able to play
- Haven’t played any valorant this week, been playing story games instead
- Anime/Manga
- No anime, caught up to jujutsu kaisen though and ended up looking at new things to read
- Reddit
- It’s a good daily reminder for some of the values I wish to live by, and it’s interesting to hear people’s stories
Hobby
Key Metrics
- Productive hours:
- Mon- too
- Tues- lazy
- Wed- to
- Thurs- do
- Fri-
- Sat-
- Sun-
- Total Hours: 6-9 probably
- Hours average:
- Counting hours with the day planner is a pain in the bum
- If anything i gotta record it daily so it makes this part frictionless
Reflection
Thoughts About the Week
- Happy I got to take that saturday break, and am surprised by the amount of stuff I got done
- As my projects start to get finished, I need to start thinking of more goals
- Wasn’t able to do much excel learning, as I don’t see the relevancy right now
- I’ll learn it when I need to
- Completely forgot about the obsidian improvement
- Have been able to sleep well and not worry about death
- Idk if it’s because of the books I’ve been reading or more social interaction in my life
Setbacks
- Constantly feeling tired throughout the day
- Just gotta push through it and make sure I’m doing what I can to not tire myself
- Buying borderlands 3
- Gonna feel inclined to play with friends, but they play all day so I’m gonna end up behind/feel guilty for having them wait for me
- Going to school
- Gonna have to think of things to do during down time or utilize the time I spend in practicing mindfulness/reduce the time needed for review
- Usually I just do assignments and/or watch lectures at 2x speed so yeah
- Gonna have to think of things to do during down time or utilize the time I spend in practicing mindfulness/reduce the time needed for review
Adjustments/Improvements
- Develop more refined awareness of the present
- Will help with partaking in deep work and feeling more alive
- Ensure that my actions are aligned with my desires and purpose
- Helps me focus on what’s important and helpful for my current and future self so I can have a balanced life
- Being conscious about room for improvement in my day during daily review
Catalysts
- Last month of school.
- Caring less about pain and misfortune to help reduce mood swings
Choose not to be harmed—and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been.
Future Plan
Thoughts
- I’m ready to see some exponential progress this next week
- idk why this line is in my template but ima keep it B)
- Stop worrying about prom and stuff
- Just show up and have fun with your classmates for one last time
- I’m not sure if I’m a fan of having a day off every week, I think I prefer the schedule I’ve been rocking, but maybe with more time in the beginning/end of the day
- I still feel like I’m missing something, and I want to fill up the empty space I have in my day with something new
- A mentor experienced in the career path I want to pursue might be helpful, but that costs money
- I’d rather learn how to be independent myself
- asd;lk;dka;sldkas;dasda;lsdkad;l idek man
- Just gotta gradually come up with an idea
- Is it a lack of entrepreneurship? A lack of relationship? The anticipation of the end of high school and university transition? fuckkkk
- I’ll continue to think because right now I cannot come up with my solution
- Just gotta gradually come up with an idea
- Maybe meditation can help me find out, idek
- A mentor experienced in the career path I want to pursue might be helpful, but that costs money
Weekly Values
- Stoicism
- Being indifferent to burdens
- Being present
- Don’t be a pussy
Lead Measures (Skills)
- Fitness plan
- Gonna do the same exercises and schedule this week and assess after
- Gonna do stretches on every off day to see how I’m affected by it
- Javascript 1-2/d
- Learn node.js and more javascript fundamentals
- Math 1-2/d
- Do all homework, review notes and concepts for quiz on thurs
- Social Studies 2/d
- Study a bit for test tomorrow, get caught up with social
- Scholarships 1/d
- Finish got a spine scholarship and hand in RRCF scholarship
- Relationships
- Get closer to someone chill in the sfu discord
- Don’t neglect my family and friends
- Maybe even talk to some previous teachers during my time at school
- Be more comfortable with irl conversations
- Read 1/d
- Finish meditations, start new book
- New video idea experience experiment ?/d
- 0 clue honestly
- Vipassana meditation :15/d
- Stocks :20/d
Lag Measures (Products)
- Go outside 1-2
- Cardio, fresh air, nature
- Daily review and reddit :30-1/d
- Incorporate improvement section in notes
- Obsidian improvement :30 x 3
- Find improvements in note taking and workflow
- Videography 1-2/d
- Finish split keyboard video, think of ideas for next project
- Find ways to improve editing styleeeeeeeeeeeeeee pleaseeeee
- Gotta overcome video producer’s block
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