Achieving Freedom

[freedom86]

What did I do yesterday?

• summarize web course about marketing

• create list of remote companies

• write to 5 mentees

• 1 set: workout: lower body

• 1 set: workout: upper body

• 2h: portfolio: app#2

What do I plan to do today? ~5 MITs => ~6,0h

• 2,0h-MITs#1: summarize book

• 0,5h-shave, tidy up

• 2,0h-MITs#2: summarize book

• 1 set: workout: lower body

• 1 set: workout: upper body

• 2h: tech: learn new stuff

What is blocking me from achieving my goals?

• nothing

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Notes
- will emphasize my alarm more, working with my schedule
- from Ultraworking Podcast: "Rejuvenating activities should be spaced out — they can function as a break to refresh yourself." => Will try this out: split my morning routine into two parts: 1. wake up, brush teeth, get dressed => 2. work for 2h => 3. shave, tidy up

[freedom86]

What did I do yesterday?

• 2,0h-MITs#1: summarize book

• 0,5h-shave, tidy up

• 2,0h-MITs#2: summarize book

• 1 set: workout: upper body

• 2h: tech: learn new stuff

• 1 set: workout: lower body

What do I plan to do today? ~5 MITs => ~6,0h

• 2,0h-MITs#1: summarize book

• 0,5h-shave, tidy up

• 2,0h-MITs#2: summarize book

• 1 set: workout: upper body

• 2,0h-MITs#3: tba

What is blocking me from achieving my goals?

• nothing

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Notes
- will emphasize my alarm more, working with my schedule
- from Ultraworking Podcast: "Rejuvenating activities should be spaced out — they can function as a break to refresh yourself." => Will try this out: split my morning routine into two parts: 1. wake up, brush teeth, get dressed => 2. work for 2h => 3. shave, tidy up

[freedom86]

Life Goals Check

I will save up my 1x annual expenses:
- Past milestone:
Uploaded recordings of building an app. Failed

I recognized that my priorities are currently not that sorted.
I think this is some fear of doing the uncomfortable stuff.
Like earning money.

- Next milestone:
Send 10 applications for short term projects (~1month)

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I will weigh 85kg:
- Past milestone:
I'll weigh 87,5kg on a 7day average. Failed
I plan for 1 Full Day of Fasting. Failed

I started a day, but I quit. Slacking aroud and programming was tiring.
BUT I did one full day yesterday, after sorting my prorities.

- Next milestone:
I'll weigh 87,0kg on a 7day average.
I plan for 3 Full Days of Fasting. (Already did one yesterday, new Why behind the goal)

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I will execute more proactively & I will communicate more directly & explicitly:
- Past milestone:
Max. 7 times/week not executing when alarm starts / chicken out. Passed
Have to use the alarm more frequently.

- Next milestone:
Max. 7 times/week not executing when alarm starts / chicken out.

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I change the format of this approach, because I got serious problems to connect the daily tasks with the weekly milestones and the bigger projects.
My daily tasks oftentimes do not connect to the weekly milestones and at Mondays I think something like "Oh, shit, I actually forgot my weekly milestones". I did stuff, but not the stuff that leads to my goals. This feels good, because I don't see, that I didn't do productive stuff.

Therefore I created a "card", that tries to connect the big and the small stuff.

Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Save 5.000€ to move into a bigger city

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W41: 10 serious applications for short term projects (incl. tracking, if my links got clicked to find opportunities to improve)

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- task 1
- task 2
...

Time spent this week on this project:

[freedom86]

Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Save 5.000€ to move into a bigger city

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W41: 10 serious applications for short term projects (incl. tracking, if my links got clicked to find opportunities to improve)

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- remotejob: find alexa rank for every site
- remotejob: remove useless sites (too few projects in my niche)
- remotejob: find 20 short term projects I like
additional stuff added up, therefore postpone the task to tomorrow

Time spent this week on this project: 4h

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Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Average Weekly Weight of 85,0kg

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W41: Average Weekly Weight -1,0kg, 3x Full day of fasting

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- buy veggies
- eat veggies
- eat a small dish of "emotional" stuff
- 1 set of upper body exercises
- prepare for tomorrow's full day of fasting

Time spent this week on this project: 2h

[freedom86]

Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Save 5.000€ to move into a bigger city

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W41: 10 serious applications for short term projects (incl. tracking, if my links got clicked to find opportunities to improve)

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- add a new savings account for my goal
- board1: find 20 jobs I like
- board2: find 20 jobs I like
- board3: find 20 jobs I like
- board4: find 20 jobs I like
I want to find out, which boards aggregate jobs from which sources, to get a better overview of the most valuable boards.

Time spent this week on this project: 5,5h

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Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Average Weekly Weight of 85,0kg

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W41: Average Weekly Weight -1,0kg, Full day of fasting 3x / 1x done

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- full day of fasting
- 15m cardio
- 15m cardio
- 1 set: workout: upper body

Time spent this week on this project: 2,5h

[freedom86]

Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Save 5.000€ to move into a bigger city

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W41: 10 serious applications for short term projects (incl. tracking, if my links got clicked to find opportunities to improve)

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- add all jobs from email newsletters to my joblist
- add all jobs from my favorite companies (~10) to my joblist
- go through whole list & delete the jobs I do not meet most of the requirements & I don't like
- rank every job (company culture, product, gut feeling, opportunities to learn, tech stack etc.)
updated my homepage, therefore "forgot" to do this research stuff.
procrastinating on this kind of work all the time.

Time spent this week on this project: 5,5h

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Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Average Weekly Weight of 85,0kg

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W41: Average Weekly Weight -1,0kg, Full day of fasting 3x / 2x done

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- eat veggies

Time spent this week on this project: 2,5h

[freedom86]

Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Save 5.000€ to move into a bigger city

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W41: 10 serious applications for short term projects (incl. tracking, if my links got clicked to find opportunities to improve)

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- add all jobs from GMAIL newsletters to my joblist
- rank every job (company culture, product, gut feeling, opportunities to learn, tech stack etc.)
- update hp: About page
- update hp: Workshops
- write 1 application

Time spent this week on this project: 5,5h

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Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Average Weekly Weight of 85,0kg

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W41: Average Weekly Weight -1,0kg, Full day of fasting 3x / 2x done

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- new: fasting until ~8pm
- heavy workout

Time spent this week on this project: 2,5h

[freedom86]

Life Goals Check

I will save up my 1x annual expenses:
- Past milestone:
Send 10 applications for short term projects (~1month). Failed

Changed my approach, because I don't want to "waste" the great opportunities.
Wrote to the founder of my #1 company, he answered.

- Next milestone(s):
Finish project #c.
Finish project #t.
Finish my homepage update #h.
Write with the founder.

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I will weigh 85kg:
- Past milestone:
I'll weigh 87,0kg on a 7day average. Failed
I plan for 3 Full Days of Fasting. Failed

2 full days of fasting and 3 days of only some veggies.
Weight is 87,8kg.

- Next milestone:
I'll weigh 87,0kg on a 7day average.
I plan for a Caloric deficit of 6.000kcal.

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I will execute more proactively & I will communicate more directly & explicitly:
- Past milestone:
Max. 7 times/week not executing when alarm starts / chicken out. Passed
I think this works well now.

- Next milestone:
Max. 7 times/week not executing when alarm starts / chicken out.

[freedom86]

Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Save 5.000€ to move into a bigger city

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W42: Finish project #c. Finish project #t. Finish my homepage update #h. Write with the founder.

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- #c: add missing features
- #c: increase coverage

Time spent this week on this project:

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Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Average Weekly Weight of 85,0kg

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W42: 87,0kg on a 7day average. Caloric deficit of 6.000kcal.

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- track calories (roughly, low complexity)

Time spent this week on this project:

[freedom86]

Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Save 5.000€ to move into a bigger city

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W42: Finish project #c. Finish project #t. Finish my homepage update #h. Write with the founder.

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- #c: update styling
- #c: increase coverage
Time spent this week on this project: 8h

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Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Average Weekly Weight of 85,0kg

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W42: 87,0kg on a 7day average. Caloric deficit of 6.000kcal. / 1.000

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- input: 1.500kcal

Time spent this week on this project: 0.5h

[freedom86]

Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Save 5.000€ to move into a bigger city

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W42: Write with the founder.
W42: Finish project #c.
W42: Finish project #t.
W42: Finish my homepage update #h.

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- #t: user can delete
- #t: user can add
- #h: about page
totally distracted with other stuff

Time spent this week on this project: 9h

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Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Average Weekly Weight of 85,0kg

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W42: 7day average: 87,0kg / 87,6
W42: Caloric deficit: 6.000kcal. / 1.000

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- input: 1.500kcal

Time spent this week on this project: 0.5h

[freedom86]

Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Save 5.000€ to move into a bigger city

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W42: Write with the founder.
W42: Finish project #c.
W42: Finish project #t.
W42: Finish my homepage update #h.

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- #r: tdd
- #h: about, yt, tutorials
- #t: user can delete, add

Time spent this week on this project: 9h

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Project Goals: (what can I do in this project that will get me closer to my perfect life?)
Average Weekly Weight of 85,0kg

Weekly Goals: (what can I do this week that will get me closer to my project goal?)
W42: 7day average: 87,0kg / 87,5
W42: Caloric deficit: 6.000kcal. / 1.500

Daily Goals: (what can I do today that will get me closer to my weekly goal?)
- input: 1.500kcal

Time spent this week on this project: 0.5h

[freedom86]

Life Goals Check

I will save up my 1x annual expenses:
- Past milestone:
Finish project #c.
Finish my homepage update #h.
Write with the founder.
Finish project #t.

- Next milestone(s):
rate every company on my new list from Tier1-3 in order of "want to work there"
add two new pages to my homepage
write 7 articles
finish project #njs

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I will weigh 85kg:
- Past milestone:
I'll weigh 87,0kg on a 7day average. Failed. 87,1kg. Too close
I plan for a Caloric deficit of 6.000kcal. Failed. ~5.000kcal

No fasting days. But weight dropped steadily without them. Happy.
Started in June with an trending average of 95.1kg, now I am at 87.1kg.
Actual weight 85.7-86.2 the last 4 days.
Really happy about the journey so far.
Better done than perfect.

- Next milestone:
I'll weigh 86.5kg on a 7day average.
I plan for a Caloric deficit of 5.000kcal.

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I will execute more proactively & I will communicate more directly & explicitly:
- Past milestone:
Max. 7 times/week not executing when alarm starts / chicken out. Passed
I think my current day-to-day management is good enough for me to move this goal into the background.
I decreased the complexity of my tooling.

Google Calendar: Schedule, automated daily timeblocks
KanbanFlow: Kanban Board (Current MOST IMPORTANT Projects => To Do => In Progress => Done), with priority (color) & project (label)
KanbanFlow: Pomodoro Timer (Preview & Review of every pomodoro)
1 Forum: Daily + Weekly Standup
2 Private Groups: social accountability through posting finished tasks & streaks

Hard & annoying to keep all this stuff in sync.

Dreaming about a tool, that manages ALL this stuff & is available on desktop & mobile.

- Next milestone:
I want to get used to this workflow. Not SMART or CSI. Doing my best.