8/30/24 Cycle 5 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 21 Review
Total Days Counter: 282
Sleep - 7/10 Woke up a few times
Daily Routine - 6/10 Was somewhat of a mess
Action - 5/10
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 3/10 A bit depressed
Daily Thoughts - Late entry. Organized my future courses and just random thoughts in general. Also considering what MIT open courses to take. They have a plethora of choices.
8/31/24 Cycle 5 Day 22 Dayoff 1 Review
Total Days Counter: 283
Sleep - 3/10 Slept late and woke up several times
Daily Routine - 5/10 So-so. Had an appointment and some pending tasks
Action - 5/10
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 6/10 Better than yesterday.
Daily Thoughts - Gotta perform better this month. August was far from what I envisioned.
9/1/24 Cycle 5 Day 23 Dayoff 2 Review
Total Days Counter: 284
Sleep - 2/10 Woke up with a nagging headache
Daily Routine - 3/10 Offbeat. Had to sleep midday
Action - 7/10 Some lag and resistance
Habits - 7/10
Emotions - 7/10 Not too bad overall
Daily Thoughts - Bad start for the month but made the most out of it in the afternoon. I’m supposed to be asleep now yet here we are. I’ll just do something productive and wait for sleep then hopefully reset my bioclock in the coming days.
9/2/24 Cycle 5 Day 24 Dayoff 3 Review
Total Days Counter: 285
Sleep - 3/10 Terrible
Daily Routine - 2/10 Mostly wasted
Action - 2/10
Habits - 2/10
Emotions - 3/10 Lethargic
Daily Thoughts - I’m on a slump, unfortunately.
9/4/24 Cycle 5 Day 5 Dayoff Review
Total Days Counter: 287
Sleep - 1/10 Slept like 1 hr. Felt hot and woke up gasping for air.
Daily Routine - 2/10 Did the bare minimum and fell asleep of course
Action - 2/10
Habits - 2/10
Emotions - 8/10 Refreshed
Daily Thoughts - Forgot entry yesterday. The best I can hope for now is to sleep early after dinner and do my morning walk tomorrow.
9/5/24 Cycle 6 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 1 Review
Total Days Counter: 288
Sleep - 9/10 No complaints. Weird sexual dreams with my GF’s pretty friend though.
Daily Routine - 7/10 Suboptimal but made the most of it
Action - 7/10 Some lag
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 8/10 Somewhat happier somehow
Daily Thoughts - I’m somewhat slow outside of poker and not too confident in going back to formal school for my academic goals. Almost missed my daily sub.
9/6/24 Cycle 6 Day 2 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 289
Sleep - 8/10 Overslept but good
Daily Routine - 6/10 Did a lot but kinda slow
Action - 5/10 Slow
Habits - 7/10
Emotions - 7/10 Not too shabby
Daily Thoughts - Had some distractions. Fast when doing theory but quite slow when writing stuff, especially pen to paper. I’ll do better this week.
9/7/24 Cycle 6 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 3 Review
Total Days Counter: 290
Sleep - 9/10 Woke up early. Good start
Daily Routine - 10/10 Did everything
Action - 10/10
Habits - 10/10
Emotions - 9/10 Exhausted but relieved
Daily Thoughts - Late entry. Moving my workout days to M, Th, Sa. Also setting aside Sat for academic work.
9/8/24 Cycle 6 Day 4 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 291
Sleep - 3/10 Rage dream and woke up irritable. I think it has to do with poor respiration
Daily Routine - 10/10 Did everything as planned
Action - 10/10
Habits - 10/10
Emotions - 10/10 Inspired
Daily Thoughts - I’m back. QnB performance declined as expected after more than a month hiatus but still stayed at level 3. I have to be really mindful moving forward. Like micro mindful or I will lose each of my good habits again and slip gradually without noticing.
9/9/24 Cycle 6 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 5 Review
Total Days Counter: 292
Sleep - 3/10 Insomnia
Daily Routine - 5/10 Skipped working out
Action - 5/10
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 9/10 Started stressed but recovered and ended on a high note
Daily Thoughts - Just focus on what I can control. Our life is what we make of it.
9/10/24 Cycle 6 Day 6 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 293
Sleep - 8/10 Noisy dogs but high-quality sleep otherwise.
Daily Routine - 10/10 Special day. Did what I was supposed to do
Action - 10/10
Habits - 10/10
Emotions - 10/10 Happy and grateful for the little things.
Daily Thoughts - With QnB I feel more energetic and focused even with fewer sleep hours. I also just cleaned my room so less dust is definitely noticeable. Studied some CBT neuroscience today and realized how crucial neurotransmitters are. Key takeaways so far are my diet for tyrosine which produces dopamine and norepinephrine, and the role of exercise for serotonin which regulates mood and sleep. Good habits are synergistic. I must always remember this.
9/11/24 Cycle 6 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 7 Review
Total Days Counter: 294
Sleep - 10/10 Perfect. No complaints.
Daily Routine - 9/10 Still imperfect but immersed myself
Action - 9/10 Some lag
Habits - 8/10 Some alt tabbing
Emotions - 5/10 Sudden depression because of an extraneous event but applied coping techniques of CBT so it evened out
Daily Thoughts - Late entry. I’m fine now. Sleep and exercise while focusing on better things help a lot. CBT primarily emphasizes behavior because it is observable and measurable but I think thoughts and emotions are just as important, perhaps more from a differing angle. They are an intertwined trio that are codependent of each other.
9/12/24 Cycle 6 Day 8 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 295
Sleep - 8/10 Slept a bit late and woke up earlier than expected. Not as seamless as I would have liked but no signs of lethargy.
Daily Routine - 10/10 Did everything.
Action - 10/10 No hesitation
Habits - 10/10 Stuck to the vision
Emotions - 10/10 Purposeful and recovered.
Daily Thoughts - Simplified my system again and used my preset Pomodoro alarms. I dropped it at some point and the decline began. My 10-year plan is also clearer than ever. I have 2 bachelor’s degrees in mind and 3 masters to pursue but I designed it so each milestone can stand on its own and I can stop chasing the rest without feeling incomplete. I might also consider a PhD, but the diminishing returns and opportunity cost do not make it that appealing. These are just for the extra fulfillment and impact aspects of my life. I’m still mindful of my current hustle. Never planning to an employee. Self-employed and/or entrepreneur for life.
9/13/24 Cycle 6 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 9 Review
Total Days Counter: 296
Sleep - 8/10 Slept well but woke up a bit irritated
Daily Routine - 6/10 Nonstandard day but did what I could
Action - 7/10 Some lag
Habits - 7/10
Emotions - 8/10 Not bad
Daily Thoughts - Attended a birthday
I realise now the effectiveness of quantifying your day. It makes it comparable and objective. Interesting.
9/14/24 Cycle 6 Day 10 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 297
Sleep - 9/10 A bit late because of birthday party but it was good. Slightly late waking up too
Daily Routine - 8/10 Good but spent more on thought than action
Action - 9/10 Some lag on the first hour
Habits - 7/10
Emotions - 9/10 Calm and stable
Daily Thoughts - Spent more time on visualization, forecasting, and streamlining instead of executing certain tasks. It’s fine though because my research was more fruitful than normal. I have a lot on my plate though. Self-actualization is multifaceted, and I must remind myself that this should be good enough for now.
9/15/24 Cycle 6 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 11 Review
Total Days Counter: 298
Sleep - 8/10 A little late but good otherwise
Daily Routine - 7/10 Midday nap which I should have avoided
Action - 8/10 Good but not perfect because of nap
Habits - 8/10
Emotions - 10/10 Inspired and optimistic
Daily Thoughts - Going up. Life is great. 
9/16/24 Cycle 6 Day 12 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 299
Sleep - 1/10 Late and terrible. Phone call woke me up too
Daily Routine - 1/10 Dismal. Barely did anything
Action - 1/10
Habits - 1/10
Emotions - 2/10 Upset. GF pressed my buttons as well
Daily Thoughts - Just sleeping it off. I’m good as long as I get a good rest, sunlight, and exercise.
9/17/24 Cycle 6 Stack Run: DRLD+QLST4 Day 13 Review
Total Days Counter: 300
Sleep - 8/10 Good but slight headache waking up
Daily Routine - 6/10 Above average but can do better
Action - 5/10 Some lag
Habits - 5/10
Emotions - 5/10 So-so. A bit frustrated toward the end
Daily Thoughts - Late entry. Busy and messy day. Marked improvement in QnB though. Close to the previous high after 5 sessions.
9/18/24 Cycle 6 Day 14 Rest Review
Total Days Counter: 301
Sleep - 7/10 Good but felt some chills
Daily Routine - 5/10 Supposed to be a rest day. Just binged a bit and started compiling some resources
Action - 5/10 n/a not judging myself for now
Habits - 5/10 n/a
Emotions - 2/10 Kinda blue and have some anxiety
Daily Thoughts - Avoiding my gf for now. Getting sick of the nagging and blaming tbh. Like it’s my fault for feeling down when she refused to see me on my birthday. Just sick of it.