Monday, January 15, 2024

Morning Reflection

Slept well last night - 7.5 hours according to my watch. Feeling energized for the week ahead.

Mood: Optimistic
Energy: 8/10

Today's Priorities

• Deep work session on Building a Personal Website
• Team standup at 9:30
• Code review for Sarah's PR
• Finish Japanese lesson (Chapter 12)
• Gym - leg day

Work Log

Deep Work (6:30-9:00)

Focused on the homepage layout for my website. Made good progress:

• Set up Astro project structure
• Created basic component architecture
• Started on responsive navigation

Key decision: Going with a dark theme as default with light mode toggle.

Meetings

• Standup: Quick, nothing blocking
• 1:1 with manager: Discussed Q1 goals, got approval for conference budget

Code Review

Reviewed Sarah's authentication refactor. Left some comments about error handling patterns. She's improving quickly as a developer.

Personal

Exercise

Leg day at the gym. Squats felt heavy today but pushed through.

• Squats: 5x5 @ 90kg
• Romanian deadlifts: 3x10 @ 60kg
• Leg press: 3x12 @ 140kg
• Walking lunges: 3x20

Japanese Study

Only got through half the chapter - interrupted by a work emergency. Will finish tomorrow.

Learned some useful grammar:

• ～たい (want to do)
• ～ましょう (let's do)

Gratitude

1. Sunshine during lunch walk
2. Good conversation with colleague about travel
3. Homemade dinner (tried Recipe - Buddha Bowl)

Tomorrow's Focus

• Finish Japanese chapter 12
• Continue website navigation component
• Dentist appointment at 2 PM

"Small daily improvements are the key to staggering long-term results." - Book - Atomic Habits