TL; DR
Slowly but surely getting through the revisions on my SGD paper and Project CODE Switch. Tired of writing quizzes and my TA is too. I’m also not happy that I had to fail a student this week, but it’s important to be firm because it’s fair. Been procrastinating my cardio workouts, so need to figure out how to improve motivation for that. Reading Atomic Habits by James Clear (#ThankYouForYourSupportCommissionsEarned) and I have started pairing my pomodoros with healthy rewards that can be accomplished in 5 minutes or less.
Weekly Update Breakdown
Accomplishments Since Last Update
- Writing (SGD theory)
- Came up with a name for my computational model which my advisor agreed to (for now. lol)
- Drew out sFBS in terms of my new model
- Research (Project CODE)
- Set up coding/version control standards with Sarah (the team engineer) and came up with a plan for when to use objects vs scripts
- Rogelio told me that I’m now Engineer Lead (that way Sarah and himself can focus on engineering, not organizing).
- Teaching
- Had to fail a student which made me very sad, but Rogelio reassured me that it was good to be firm and fair.
- Self-care dailies
- I realized today that I have been associating my difficult cardio workouts with a negative, too difficult to complete attitude and pain in my lungs. And so every time cardio comes around I don’t workout for a few days. Need to change this mindset. New mindset about cardio: I get to improve my endurance and energy!
- Executive
- I have been reading Atomic Habits by James Clear, which is what made me aware of the previously mentioned association. The book is based on actual science to help you create good habits (and get rid of bad ones). I highly recommend! Even my brother is going to get it. 🙂
- I hit a motivational wall. So I started doing pomodoros (25 min work, 5 min break). But then I started getting burnout. Realized I need to implement longer breaks after doing a couple, and I also need to respect the timer. When it goes off, I need to take a break.
- Personal
- Took time to celebrate my two-year anniversary with my husband. We took the Lady dog along. She liked getting to see all new doggies on our mini-vacay and we bought her a really cute Ladybug blanket. In fact, everything we bought on our vacay was for the doggo or the kiddos. lol.
Next Week’s Tasks
- Writing (SGD theory)
- Finish theory backdrop
- Start sSGDT section (maybe even finish it too!)
- Research (Project CODE)
- Finish basic sim setup
- Start hero pool
- Teaching
- Just two more quizzes to write!
- Self-care dailies
- Implement the new mindset. Perhaps I can reward myself with a bubble bath or shower melt after cardio!
- Executive
- Institute a longer 30 minute break after completing 3-4 pomodoros to keep motivation high
- Use point and say (I forgot the exact terminology from Atomic Habits) to point out when I am procrastinating (or other bad habit) or on task (or doing a good habit).
Speed Bumps & Obstacles
- Writing
- The link to Dr. Rogelio’s writing log didn’t work. 😦
- Research (Project CODE)
- Lack motivation to program in GML.
- Teaching
- Lack motivation to write two more quizzes
- Executive
- I’m feeling burnout.
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