Sharpening The Saw🪚🐲 (QL+DRLD)

Journals - Major Programs
#262

7/21/24 Cycle 4 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 7 Review
Total Days Counter: 242

Sleep - 9/10 Great but my bioclock moved again
Daily Routine - 3/10 Barely did anything as I only had a few hours before my desired sleep deadline
Action - 3/10
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 5/10 A bit overwhelmed

Daily Thoughts - Stumbled upon Lean Six Sigma philosophy. It’s quite old but I unfortunately just came across it now. It’s data-driven and includes kaizen and kanban among other things, so it’s superior to my current paradigm. It’s basically a streamlined optimization strategy often used in business settings but relevant to personal life too. I’ll take a black belt certification sooner or later but definitely before pursuing my master’s degree.

#263

7/22/24 Cycle 4 Day 8 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 243

Sleep - 4/10 Like 4 - 5hrs only. Hope I feel sleepy right about now
Daily Routine - 1/10 Jack
Action - 5/10
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 5/10 A bit frustrated

Daily Thoughts - Either I sleep now or I’ll try to pull off 24 hrs before the next one.

#264

7/23/24 Cycle 4 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 9 Review
Total Days Counter: 244

Sleep - 3/10 Failed. I was too tired to stay awake.
Daily Routine - 1/10 Terrible. No excuses
Action - 5/10
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 3/10 Disappointed

Daily Thoughts - Ended up doing a lot of unplanned things but learned some stuff life fiat on-ramp
technology etc. Will do better.

#265

7/24//24 Cycle 4 Day 10 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 245

Sleep - 4/10 Subpar. Had to use alarm.
Daily Routine - 3/10 Failed overall. Had to see my mechanic for one of our cars.
Action - 5/10
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 4/10 Suboptimal. A bit anxious

Daily Thoughts - Went into another rabbit hole but learned a lot. These are future activities though so I have to focus on the most relevant ones first. Will use the alarm again to adapt my body.

#266

7/25/24 Cycle 4 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 11 Review
Total Days Counter: 246

Sleep - 6/10 Woke up on designated time. Will keep adjusting 1 hr until desired outcome
Daily Routine -6/10 Lacking but I’ll take the small wins
Action - 5/10
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 5/10 Not the best

Daily Thoughts - Still recovering. Slept on time towards the end but woke up after 2 hours or so. I’ll just wing it for now.

#267

7/26/24 Cycle 4 Day 12 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 247

Sleep - 7/10 Decent enough. Still adjusting
Daily Routine - 8/10 Much better. Followed the template overall. Just lacking a few items
Action - 10/10
Habits - 10/10
Emotions - 7/10 Good but a bit lethargic

Daily Thoughts - The key insight today is relevance. My vision board has too many things laid out. That’s good but I need to focus on just the next step for now to optimize and hasten my results.

#268

7/27/24 Cycle 4 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 13 Review
Total Days Counter: 248

Sleep - 8/10 Good. Following the alarm
Daily Routine - 5/10 Fell asleep on time but woke up prematurely
Action - 7/10
Habits - 7/10
Emotions - 8/10 Getting better

Daily Thoughts - Should be asleep now but making the most of it before I sleep again. Just doing what I’m supposed to do one at a time.

#269

7/28/24 Cycle 4 Day 14 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 249

Sleep - 7/10 Could not induce sleep on time so I just turned the alarm off. Feel very well-rested though.
Daily Routine - 3/10 Super late start so missed a lot of items
Action - 10/10 No lag and resistance for activities done
Habits - 10/10
Emotions - 9/10 Relieved and relaxed but still a bit anxious

Daily Thoughts - Today did not meet yesterday’s expectations but just doing what I can. Hopefully, I get my groove back soon. I’ve laid out the courses I want for OMSCS and OMSA programs but that will be like 4-5 yrs~ from now.

#270

7/29/24 Cycle 4 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 15 Review
Total Days Counter: 250

Sleep - 9/10 Great. Just the schedule issue again
Daily Routine - 3/10 Subpar. ADHDesque
Action - 3/10 Some resistance
Habits - 3/10 One thing led to another
Emotions - 5/10 So-so

Daily Thoughts - A bit disappointed as I let myself wander. Just credit card stuff mainly and endgame investments later on. I forgot to just focus on the present for now.

#271

7/30/24 Cycle 4 Day 16 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 251

Sleep - 4/10 Lacking
Daily Routine - 1/10 Have to fix something
Action - 1/10
Habits - 1/10
Emotions - 3/10 Stressed

Daily Thoughts - New laptop has some problems I have to fix. Still working on it now. Updating BIOS and drivers should hopefully do the trick.

#272

7/31/24 Cycle 4 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 17 Review
Total Days Counter: 252

Sleep - 7/10 Good enough
Daily Routine - 5/10 Lacking but did what I was supposed to do
Action - 5/10
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 4/10 A bit stressed and anxious

Daily Thoughts - Late entry. Was a busy day and had to do a lot of extraneous things

#273

8/1/24 Cycle 4 Day 18 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 253

Sleep - 8/10 Good enough
Daily Routine - 3/10 All over the place
Action - 5/10
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 3/10 Stressed

Daily Thoughts - Late entry. Just finishing things up for good, then I can move on!

#274

8/2/24 Cycle 4 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 19 Review
Total Days Counter: 254

Sleep - 10/10 Excellent. On schedule
Daily Routine - 5/10 Barely passable
Action - 3/10 Bad start and delays
Habits - 1/10 Fiction
Emotions - 5/10 Surprisingly not so bad

Daily Thoughts - The difference between my normal healthy meals and just pizza and burger is palpable. I have a slight headache.

#275

8/3/24 Cycle 4 Day 20 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 255

Sleep - 10/10 Slept very well
Daily Routine - 4/10 Unscheduled GF day
Action - 5/10 So-so. Time blindness
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 9/10 Very good

Daily Thoughts - Some existential thoughts.

#276

8/4/24 Cycle 4 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 21 Review
Total Days Counter: 256

Sleep - 8/10 Nightmare; held at gunpoint by Hitler. Otherwise no complaints.
Daily Routine - 8/10 Missed a few but made the most out of it
Action - 5/10
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 7/10 Alright

Daily Thoughts - Just doing regular stuff. Gotta wake up early tomorrow to go out of town.

#277

8/5/24 Cycle 4 Day 22 Dayoff 1 Review
Total Days Counter: 257

Sleep - 1/10 2-3 hrs only
Daily Routine - 1/10 Out of town
Action - 9/10 Did what I had to do
Habits - 8/10
Emotions - 7/10 Spent but ok

Daily Thoughts - Late entry. Had to sleep when I arrived.

#278

8/6/24 Cycle 4 Day 23 Dayoff 2 Review
Total Days Counter: 258

Sleep - 9/10 Deep sleep but some nocturia
Daily Routine - 7/10 Still missing a few items but zoned in
Action - 10/10
Habits - 10/10
Emotions - 8/10 Happy and content overall

Daily Thoughts - Time blindness but good because it’s work-related. Will keep on improving.

#279

8/7/24 Cycle 4 Day 24 Dayoff 3 Review
Total Days Counter: 259

Sleep - 8/10 Woke up early. Used alarm
Daily Routine - 10/10 Did everything. Rest day.
Action - 10/10
Habits - 10/10
Emotions - 9/10 Grateful

Daily Thoughts - Spent time with family. All is well.

#280

8/8/24 Cycle 4 Day 25 Dayoff 4 Review
Total Days Counter: 260

Sleep - 10/10 Great
Daily Routine - 8/10 Productive for the most part
Action - 8/10 Some laziness towards the end
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 9/10 Content, happy.

Daily Thoughts - Enhancing mindfulness and embracing discomfort.

#281

8/9/24 Cycle 4 Day 26 Dayoff 5 Review
Total Days Counter: 261

Sleep - 9/10 Refreshed
Daily Routine - 8/10
Action - 7/10
Habits - 7/10
Emotions - 8/10 Waning energy towards the end

Daily Thoughts - Time blindess while working. Had to do some unscheduled shopping and other chores so it was a bit disruptive.