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2021-M06
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“Your decisions about allocating your personal time, energy, and talent ultimately shape your life’s strategy.”
Purpose
- Check in on progress towards long-term goals
- Do some big-picture planning on key projects
- Make selective choices on future plans
Reflection
Ratings (Out of 10)
| Category | Rating |
|---|---|
| Happiness | 9 |
| Productivity | 6 |
| Relationships | 8.75 |
| Progress | 7.5 |
Biggest Personal Milestone:: Being more open to socializing and parties
Biggest Career Milestone:: Graduation
Most Valuable Lesson:: Try to mitigate alcohol consumption to preserve the brain
Career Goals Evaluation
#1 - FINALS
Satisfaction
- Quite pleased
- Did not get a big calculus flip but that is okay
Setbacks
- Friction during creation of final comm media project
- Lack of time to prepare for social studies
Improvements
- Spaced repetition and active recall
- Semester-long review
#2 - JAVASCRIPT
Satisfaction
- Good! Expected it to be done faster but had a lot of new things come up
Setbacks
- Didn’t finish unit 1 but it’s not relevant anymore
Improvements
- Apply things I learn, start learning relevant stuff
#3 - SCHOLARSHIPS
Satisfaction
- Stopped doing them seeing as I haven’t won any yet
Setbacks
- Probably writing style and accomplishments
- Can improve former, can’t change the past for latter
Improvements
- Focus on the open scholarship, or any ones that I think I can easily win
#4 - YOUTUBE KICKSTART
Satisfaction
- I made 3 videos, only 2 were uploaded onto the channel though
- Implemented daily idea creation, 80/20 rule has been applied to implementation
Setbacks
- Motivation
Improvements
- Re-ignite my reasoning for making videos
- Reward myself for creating videos
- Make sure the process stays fun, no need to grind for no reason
Personal Goals Evaluation
#1 - DISCIPLINE OVERDRIVE
Satisfaction
- WTF did I really think I was gonna only have productive breaks?????
- Focus was consistent until I started drinking
Setbacks
- Distractions and temptations
- Going on phone, checking discord, going to events
Improvements
- Don’t drink as much
- Hide discord and phone when in a work session
#2 - SOCIALIZING
Satisfaction
- Was able to get out of my comfort zone, but did not feel too fulfilling
Setbacks
- Did not get into long conversations or deeply connect with people I didn’t know
- For the people not interested in social environments, is the likelihood of attraction greater for those who understand their situation and empathize with their discomfort???
Improvements
- Smaller groups with similar intentions as me, parties are probably not the best place to get into deep conversations
#3 - APPEARANCE
Satisfaction
- Have definitely touched my face less, but skin has not cleared up
- Have consistenly done exercise for the past month, minus a week (or less) of inaction due to other activities
Setbacks
- Other activities interfering with my commitments
Improvements
- I guess a day off is okay every once in a while, but if possible, I should bite the bullet and try to incorporate it
HORNIER Goal Setting ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Acronym
==H - Helpful (Why am I making this goal?) O - Objective (What are the components of this goal?) R - Roadblocks (What is an obstacle and solution?) N - Naivety (Is this goal realistic or delusional?) I - Insights (How will I track this goal?) E - Execution (What are my actionable steps?) R - Reinforcements (What resources would be helpful?)==
Career
#1 - Videography
Helpful
- Because I have potential to build an audience if I wasn’t lazy
Objective
- 3 videos
- Advertising at relevant places
- 500 subscribers???????
Roadblocks
- Roadblock: My procrastination and laziness
- Solution: Make content that is fun to do and reduce the friction in the process
Naivety
- I have other things on my plate so 3 is a decent start
- Will try for weekly uploads though!
Insights
- Videos uploaded
- Amount of work sessions per day/week
Execution
- At least 2 work periods of videography every day
- Could be one work period for editing, one for trying something new to keep things interesting
- Be more lazy with my video editing
Reinforcements
- Finding a peer group also into content creation
- More video life hacks and time savers
#2 - Educational Aspirations
Helpful
- Help me get the open scholarship and make my first sem easier
Objective
- Start learning the basics of c++
- Start learning the basics of discrete mathematics
Roadblocks
- R: Feeling like it is too early to start
- S: C++ is a useful language and MACM is majority of my math classes I have to take. I need to save the ~$7000 dollars from getting an open scholarship.
- Ingrain the above into my mind
- S: C++ is a useful language and MACM is majority of my math classes I have to take. I need to save the ~$7000 dollars from getting an open scholarship.
Naivety
- I learned JS and computer architecture independently, definitely capable
- Don’t want to push myself to grind it, just want to chip at it throughout the month
- 1-2 hours for each would help me tremendously, seeing as these two classes do not have nice looking course averages
Insights
- This is a good question
- Units done, projects done
Execution
- Brainstorm the resources used (1-2 hours by the 5th)
Reinforcements
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- Discrete Mathematics
- Trevtutor
- read “how to prove it” for further explanations
#3 - Networking
Helpful
- Find more like-minded people
- Find more opportunities
Objective
- Browse and engage in all my potential clubs
- Attend all networking events possible and use them effectively
- Befriend 4 people
- 1 person in SFU
- 2 people going into CMPT
- 1 person going to north towers?
Roadblocks
- R: Social anxiety
- S: Once again, do I prefer missing out on opportunities and meaningful relationships or would I prefer future support and stability in my university life?
- R: Getting stuck in shallow conversation
- S: Polarization after initial interactions, no need to waste time
Naivety
- If I can actually achieve the objectives I put, holy shit I will be impressed
- Possible but will require effort and a lot of discomfort
Insights
- People talked to
- Clubs I engaged with
- Have a rating for the effectiveness of my efforts
Execution
- Contact people from FAS start also going into cmpt
- Just checked out a disc server for it and damn i missed out on some potential conversations
- These guys actually program frequently wtf
- Just checked out a disc server for it and damn i missed out on some potential conversations
Reinforcements
- FAS start
- SFU discords
Personal
#1 - Saying goodbye to Regina
Helpful
- So I won’t have any regrets during this last month
- So I can move on and enjoy my new future
Objective
- Have little regrets when leaving Regina
- Over 80% completion rate of desired activities
Roadblocks
- My inaction/fear of being too extra
- Solution: This window of opportunity may not ever happen again, would I prefer exerting some willpower/discomfort to do it or would I prefer to let it pass by?
Naivety
- Nothing about it is naive, it’s just an internal battle I have to overcome
Insights
- The ratio of things done vs total things on my lists
Execution
- Bucket list for:
- Places to go to
- Activities to do
- People to say farewell to
- Actually doing them
Reinforcements
- Looking back at previous experiences, brainstorming people who have made a difference in my life
#2 - Wellness
Helpful
- Be in my prime condition for BC
- Not become an alcoholic
- Alcohol will ruin my brain development, pose as a financial burden, and will be a crutch for social settings
Objective
- Don’t drink more than 1 alcoholic drink per even
- Reach 6km in steps per day
- Thanks kiara for the inspiration !
Roadblocks
- R: Peer pressure, after-prom party
- S: Alcohol isn’t the only beverage in the world, being a caretaker can be just as fun 🤪
- R: Cramps, schedule conflicts
- S: Troubleshoot cramps with practices, make time for running as it is quite beneficial and probably more effective than some of the things I do
Naivety
- Current average is 2.5 km/day which takes me 20 minutes semi-leisurely
Insights
- Amount of times I drink more than once
- Amount of times said no to impulses/pressure
Execution
- Replace daily stepper with morning runs, and continue running in the afternoon
Reinforcements
- Strategies on resisting peer pressure
- Running tips videos
- how to prevent cramps videos
#3 - Cannot think of anything atm
Helpful
Created:: 2021-05-30 20:34 PM