Tuesday, November 17th.
(I started this week on Tuesday because I took a road trip on Monday)
As I said about Friday, I wasn’t pushing myself hard enough. This week’s Standards are far more demanding. Now I’m shooting for 8 hours of ‘total focus’ work; this is a black-and-white issue: at any moment, I am either working, or I’m not. And I’m not lenient with myself. I also added a daily project: create a song from scratch and export it in 30 minutes. There are two reasons for this: one, I really enjoy making music; two, I need music for my videos. I figure if I force myself to make something every day, I will accumulate valuable skills gradually. Like, after 6 months, I’ll probably be noticeable better.
I failed because I only worked 6 hours. A friend visited mid-day, and I left at 6:30pm for a Net Neutrality debate in Manhattan, so I simply didn’t have enough time. And after the debate I hung out with a friend, then got dinner with my woman, then watched cartoons, and didn’t get to sleep until 1ish. I’m starting to think that an 11pm bedtime is social poison.
I also neglected to log the day’s work. This one is important; I work on a variety of projects, and I’m usually in a trance when I’m working, so sometimes I forget what I did. I don’t like that! I want documentation.
