Week 47

The year is about to end and Black Friday is just around the corner.

That means, deals on how “Make Your 2022 The Best Year Ever” are coming.

But I’m not giving in this time 🙂

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I signed up for Impact Theory’s workshop on how to become unstoppable.

It’s free, so why not join in? It’s about how to make your goals stick and accomplish more. I’m all about self-improvement, especially when it’s free lol.

However, this note that this whole “self-improvement” motivation also fades.

I don’t need motivation. I need discipline.

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I decided to stop contributing to my company’s pension plan.

I didn’t realize they were only matching 3% of my contribution. That isn’t high enough for me. I’ve been investing an extra 5%, which, I’d rather invest the money on my own.

I’m glad Reyvi saw that on my pay stub.

The lesson? It’s always beneficial to understand the items in your pay stub.

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When I get earlier than I expect (less than 7-hours), I always find myself deciding whether I should start my day already or go back to bed.

I find that annoying because I spend about 30-minutes trying to get myself back to go to sleep. Sometimes it works – when I’m super tired. But other times, there are so many thoughts and ideas I want to explore further.

It’s a battle that I participate in, not as frequently, but it happens often enough that I need to create a protocol around it – so I can avoid decision fatigue.

There are only so many mindful decisions you can do in a day.

I don’t wanna waste that energy over waking up.

A Year Ago This Week

  • I had my first flu shot. And no, I didn’t start walking funny after taking it, nor, feel like I’m getting more sick than I used to.
  • I tend to overthink things especially when there’s money involved.
  • My phone may be IP69 rated, but it doesn’t guarantee that there’s no moisture build-up that would screw up my charge port.
  • My article for CTTAM didn’t make it to their Fall 2020 edition.

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