Daily Log: Overhauling my habits and mindset to build a focused life

@aquaGrapes718 Day 3

1. Sleep Hygiene: Lights out at 11:30 PM. Massive improvement!

2. Nutrition: Pizza for dinner. Having lots of snacks 😨. Need to cut down on snacks. 

3. Recovery & Reset: Woke up at 8:30 AM today with a headache. Hope tomorrow morning things will be okay.

4. Plan: I will wake up tomorrow morning to structure my day and start to dive into my interests.

Reflections: I felt so tired after work. Don't know how to motivate myself to learn in such circumstances. Maybe a bath and a brief nap will help? Give it a shot tomorrow 🌟

@aquaGrapes718

Hey I truly admire you doing this. I m extremely proud of you for even trying this and I believe you can make it where you want. We are here to help you with it as well! I also want to focus on myself and I m trying to🩵

@aquaGrapes718 Day 4

Sleep Hygiene: Lights out at 1:00 AM. Need to gear up tomorrow.

Nutrition: Cut down on snacks 🔻 Save money and stay healthy.

Recovery & Reset: Woke up at 7:00 AM from a nightmare. It made me realize I'm still mentally dependent on my family. Perhaps when I'm fully capable of handling every crisis on my own, I will finally achieve absolute freedom. I hope to live that dream one day.

Plan: Completed 3 hours of studying, but my mind was a little fatigued, so I didn't keep going. However, I managed to decompress and felt much better after some emotional regulation during work. Will try to prepare in advance (in the morning) and motivate myself to move on💪

Reflections: All in all, change happens little by little. 🌟

Day 5:

Sleep Hygiene: All electronic devices are placed in another room. I have to take my bedtime seriously—it's getting too late. And I found that I've been moving slower and slower recently. I don't know if it is caused by a lack of exercise. All in all, I need to take my bedtime seriously. 🥺

Better Fuel: I need to buy breakfast tomorrow morning. I have been thinking about keeping some healthy snacks in my room, but considering that I might eat them all at once, well, I'd better buy them outside every time.

Activity: No exercise and no reading. I hope I can save some time for them, but right now I haven't found a way to squeeze time from a sponge.

Social Practice: Replied to 3 people's posts today. My mind was much quicker than yesterday. And through their sharing, I discovered something precious: the present moment composes your happiness, so treasure it. 💖

Study: Only finished the language part. Didn't prepare for the CS and Math parts. A detailed plan and an advanced schedule are important for me.

Work: I tried to perform better at work, but discussing with my collaborators really wasted a bunch of my time, and I didn't schedule my learning plan properly.

Mindset: Suddenly, I realized the true meaning of "society is a jungle." It seems that different people have different survival strategies. I want to make friends with people who don't care a lot about appearance. That's my survival strategy (just a personal choice, without any prejudice). All in all, your own moments are the most important. 🫶

Day 6: Woke up at 7:30. Went to sleep at 3:00 AM. Finished language parts. Anti-depression (Thanks to everyone here who helped me feel better—something I rarely experience in reality).

Day 7: Sleep early (00:30 am). Finished the language part and learned some computer science knowledge, though not completely finished yet. Need to map out my weekly & daily plans quickly. Also realized that I must exercise, otherwise my mental state will decline. Replied to three posts today—wanna make this world a better place. I want to re-educate myself. Hope things will be better tomorrow.

Day 8

Haven't been recording my daily progress recently, since I was stuck in a TV series... I'm back now, and I'll keep on recording.

1. Heard Charlie Munger's podcast today and learned the importance of saving money, as well as how to use money rationally. I learned to think longer before making a "big purchase". No snacks anymore.

2. Exercise today-changed from HIIIT to HIIT, which is much mor sustainable for me.

3. Didn't form a work plan and still can't focus right now. Will try to make a 15-minute plan after I arrive at the company.

4. Tried to study coding. Successfully installed Mathematical kits on my computer. Start coding!

5. Didn't spend enough time on language learning and Mathematics. More focus tomorrow.

6. Discovered some useful books and added them to my ebooks repository. Decided to read them at noon.

Three things most worth investing today:

① Exercise moderately

② Listening to Charlie Munger's podcast and learning lots of life treasures.

③ Canceled my shared bike monthly subscription，saved some money.

Day 9:

1. The time I headed to the company was too late. Tomorrow I need to start at 8:38 am or 8:40 am. I’ve lost a bunch of money on fines for being late this month.

2. Unorganized at work. I did repetitive work while listening to podcasts. If I can control my time, balance work and rest, and avoid getting stuck in a simple but time-consuming task, I would be more effective.

3. After I arrived home, I was a little tired and nervous, so I didn’t focus on subject knowledge and coding. Instead, I watched videos and communicated with AI to empower my mind and choose a career path. I wish I could realize the importance of the subject and find an effective way to learn. Found an interesting website with interesting topics, so glad!

4. Today a colleague kindly offered to give me a ride home since the products I carried were heavy and it was raining outside. Although we didn't make it (I was too slow), I was still touched by her warmth.

@cheerfulKiwi1776 Kiwi, I'm so glad to see how you keep sharing psychological knowledge with us, and your consistency is amazing. I'm so proud of you, from the bottom of my heart! As you know, I used to push myself to do so many tasks every day because I'm chasing a goal that is incredibly important to me at this stage of my life. Honestly, I could barely keep going. But your dedication inspired me. I should seize every opportunity, right? I'll keep writing and recording, and do something truly meaningful and valuable in my life.

Day 10 
After quitting lots of groups, I found I was more focused than before. I studied my professional textbooks and, to my surprise, found I was truly interested in the material. Maybe I’ve figured out what to do in the next few years. But most of all, I need to pass the exam.
Exercise has the magic to change one's mindset. Hope I can wake up early and run 2 km tomorrow.
Today I'm in peace. 🍃