Message to self: Get back on track
Trident for today:
- Write 1 more blog article
- Lead product leadership meeting
- Confirm Glints Feed hiring plan
Morning thoughts:
Been feeling a bit of a wanderlust, but at its core, it’s me running away from taking action on my most important work. That guilt builds up and my mind very sneakily finds ways to circumvent that through “important and worthwhile” directions, like travelling, or buying things, or changing professions. Today is the day to get back to my habits. I am human optimisation. h/t to Rob Drydrek.
8:10am: Woke up
9:20am: Stronglifts 5x5, still low weights after restarting, almost finished Lifespan (note to self to record actionables from the book)
9:50am: Showered and meditated
12:28pm: Completed Product Leadership meeting and ate a quick lunch; finished Sopisa’s meal plus a pizza with cabbage.
12:45pm: Posted this blog post
2:00pm: Worked through Daily Morning Routine, midway through processing Tasks
3:00pm: Left an interview with Data Engineer candidate to a 1-1 with White
4:00pm: Left 1-1 with White to do 1-1 with Amarnath
4:20pm: Completed 1-1 with Amarnath
4:57pm: Sent follow up messages to White, drafted message to Francis and scored Ming Jun
5:31pm: Completed 1-1 with Wai Tsun
6:30pm: 1-1 with Oswald
7:22pm: Meeting with Glints Feed EM, Lead Engineer and PM to confirm hiring plan; followed up on actionables from that meeting
8:30pm: Returned from cycling
9:51pm: Showered, washed up, talked to Sopisa
Reflections
Wound up the day doing research on iPhone cases and eventually settled on a minimalistic flex design by iPhone Rebel. While it took longer than I expected, I’m glad I found this company. The founder ran a YouTube channel where he runs actual drop tests of the iPhones with different case. That in-your-face evidence, plus his relatable story of building a simple and great product, sold me on his phone case. I am happy that I did not jump into a rash decision, but I did definitely do it over some of my more challenging and painful tasks.