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Wed 11.20 No mobile games - 210 days No compulsive social media use: 48 days No compulsive research: 48 days No passive screentime before bed, first thing in the mornings, or during work: 51 days Better day mostly because I shoved in a workout despite having gone to work late as a result, but I can say for sure that the rest of the 8h of work (having had to work late) were a lot better. Still felt a tad unproductive myself, but a valuable day nonetheless. I was talking with my wife today about the 7 Habits. I showed her my revised mission statement (can't believe I didn't do this till now) and she was impressed with me for having self-reflected and thought at this level. She also went through my goals and offered some brainstorming suggestions for the steps on each one. ... which actually, ended up concluding that I need to think more deeply. Yes, on all of them. It started with the simple question of "what would we do with that money if I get promoted at work?" And a whole swath of options showed themselves; travel to another country, get a house (with a home gym as I've described), get the kids in more extracurriculars... etc. Maybe I can put all that stuff in writing better. Maybe I can work it into my goals as well, my 3 long term ones. So this is going to take longer, but I think it's good I got this feedback from the one who I am closest to. --- Things I will do to stay healthy Sleep around 8h - really good sleep. To bed at 10:30pm, and woke up at 6am naturally. That's back on track! Brush Teeth + Floss - I'll brush + floss after this entry. Read a book - See above with 7 Habits Go for walks / Exercise - Wife and I went to the gym after a busy morning, and did weights together; bicep curls, tricep extensions, squats, and farmer's carries. Last one involves carrying 2 heavy weights by your side and just walking with them; it helps a lot with your forearms and core, although I mostly felt it on the former. Shower + wash face - I will do this right after this journal, I wasn't super sweaty after the workout and we did come back from busy appointments late, so this is something I still need to do. Nutrition Breakfast: yogurt with cashews and raisins Lunch: sandwich Dinner: chicken with a garden salad Talk to my kids + play with them - Did more practice in the learning app with my oldest, read 1 book each to the baby and the middle one Talk to my partner - See above with 7 Habits Meditate + Deep Breaths - dang I forgot again this morning, probably would've helped too with a frustration I ran into while building a data pipeline Practice French - this morning during the busy morning. Journal - here's my entry, and I'm glad for the brainstorming session with my wife ------ 7 habits As I said, I'll have to think more deeply about my goals. That's something I'm probably going to do on the weekend, and focus up on it. I know I typically get busy about this Commitments: Finish planning goal 1 and do the same for the other 2 goals (this will be a recurring commitment, because the process takes time) (cont) Instead, it will be brainstorm these goals some more with my partner. I'll keep this as a continuous goal Talk to my partner about some future investment options for a home gym. I did talk to her, so this one is complete. She suggested a rowing machine and an elliptical to be added, two things she likes as well. And also schedule some time to get story ideas discussed together. She and I agreed to a time tomorrow during my lunch break So I still have one commitment, which is to just keep working on those long term goals and think about the steps involved. For e.g. I'm thinking get promoted is a step to eventually getting a house, and to making a change within the company and industry I work for. That's why I think I need to get some flash cards out, or sticky notes, and put action items in them. I like these because they help with organization, I can move the notes / flashcards and rearrange them in order. Will keep it at that for now. Good night everyone!

Entry 20.11 Day 781: No Useless Videos Day 779: Sticking to Food schedule Day 382: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 85: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well no matter how small -30 min in sun -14 pomodoros -morning workout 1 thing I could do  better -shorter breaks

Entry 19.11 (Written on 20.11) Day 780: No Useless Videos Day 778: Sticking to Food schedule Day 381: Eating Only between 06:30 and 19:00 (Last bite before 19:00) Day 84: Being in bed before 23:15 3 Things I did well no matter how small -Having asked my apartment mate to separate bottles and other plastic cans so that I'd put it more quickly in the trash can which has a quite mall shaft -Quickly deciding what to take in carrefour, -Writing out things planned for purchase in Mercadona before entering, thus managing the whole ordeal with going to 3 shops and sending back shoe pair within 2.5 hours (not including ordering in fridge and shower) 1 thing I could do  better -Next week I'd like to order from Mercadona, and only physically go to the fruit/vegetable shop

Tue 11.19 No mobile games - 209 days No compulsive social media use: 47 days No compulsive research: 47 days No passive screentime before bed, first thing in the mornings, or during work: 50 days It was a bit of a rough day, with not a lot going on in the way of good gym time. I could tell this affected me at work later in the day. Things I will do to stay healthy Sleep around 8h - I went to bed at 10:50pm, but the baby woke up at midnight and wouldn't go back to bed. He was still hungry so had to feed him, I think he's going through another growth spurt cuz he's been otherwise fine sleeping through the night (usually just requires rocking). I went to bed at 12:30am again and woke up at 6:45am. I estimate about 7h total combined (give or take) but still on the lower side. Ce la vie avec les bebes. Brush Teeth + Floss - brushed this morning and will be doing both again tonight Read a book - I still have to do some of my exercises admittedly. I will likely not get to posting them tonight. Go for walks / Exercise - I had to make time at lunch for working out, which wasn't ideal. The morning didn't get off to a great start, I was hyperactive (my mind was rather) and it affected me until I got that energy out. Shower + wash face - I had a rinse after working out, but will need to a face wash tonight. I'm posting earlier than usual, so I'm hoping that helps. Nutrition Breakfast: yogurt with nuts and cereal Lunch: sandwich Dinner: pasta with sauce Talk to my kids + play with them - after work we went to pick up an order (more xmas stuff) and the kids came along with us. Then when we got back home, we all cleaned out our entrance closet which was due. They actually helped and found it fun. I dunno if I'd count this as "playing" but they sure did lol. So there we go. Talk to my partner - it was my wife today who had a tough day, as the baby is moving quite a bit on his own now and he's getting busier. I helped her out as much as I could in my work breaks, but he's starting to get impatient and not liking the carrier on me. Kicked me right in the groin twice! Not that it hurt a ton because he's a baby, but it's still not fun. We'll experiment with different carrier positions, usually he falls asleep on me though. I guess he's just getting older. Meditate + Deep Breaths - I did a quick one after working out. I'll do another before bed, I've been enjoying this as a routine. Practice French - I did French practice with the green owl this morning, and also spoke to my kids while organizing the front closet. Journal - tough day but I'm grateful for turning to my top lines. I removed water drinking because I've been pretty good about this so far. ------ 7 habits So admittedly, I didn't get to this. I think I overestimated the amount of time I'd have after work and doing that pickup. I'll keep my commitments for tomorrow as the same. Commitments for tomorrow: Finish planning goal 1 and do the same for the other 2 goals (this will be a recurring commitment, because the process takes time) (cont) Talk to my partner about some future investment options for a home gym. Actually... I can do this one now. Let me get it done, and I'll post about it tomorrow. And also schedule some time to get story ideas discussed together. Same with this one. I'll post about it tomorrow gonna go meditate and do my bedtime routine. Good night everyone!

20.11-4.12 food schedule update, not including 4.12 Everything remains the same, but I´ll look for sesame seeds and kale in the store, if i find them at reasonable price, replace half of the tahini with 40g kale or half of tahini with 16g sesame seeds. Also in the case i do take kale, add 15 g almonds instead of the 15g tahini. Once the walnuts run out they are to be replaced with chia and flax as before and 10 grams of almonds on top. Remarks after back from store: -15g sesame seeds are to be replaced with 15g tahini, however when sesame seeds run out, go back to 33g tahini. -When old tomatoes run out go back to 1 tomato per day