- lifting, fitness, and health━
- outcome goal: compete in powerlifting again
- when: november
- why: improve physical fitness/my max lifts, give my lifting direction
- supportive goals:
- 1. rehab sumo deadlift ✔
- 2. squat 250, bench 150, deadlift 315
- 3. put on more muscle/end leaner -> cut bulk maintain cycle ✔
- 4. transition training from hypertrophy to strength focus ✔
- 5. hire a coach ✔
- outcome goal: climb V3's comfortably ✔
- when: EOY
- why: improve overall physical fitness outside of lifting, frequent the climbing gym to meet people
- supportive goals:
- 1. find a climbing gym/signing up ✔
- 2. incorporate climbing into weekly routine ✔
- 3. practice V1's and V2's first ✔
- career━
- outcome goal: find a new role at a new company doing software engineering
- when: by end of sept
- why: further career, don't get stuck in devops/infra, find satisfaction and pride in my work
- supportive goals:
- 1. implement daily/weekly leetcode problems
- 2. clean up resume and get reviewed ✔
- 3. practice mock interviewing (at least 3)
- 4. set boundaries with work to avoid burnout ✔
- 5. read DDIA to get an intro to system design ✔
- finances━
- outcome goal: build financial security and stability and solvency
- when: ongoing
- why: give myself flexibility in case of emergency, peace of mind, safety, decrease stress surrounding money
- supportive goals:
- 1. pay off student loans/bad debt (dedicate any extra windfalls to debt) ✔
- 2. max 401k contribution or bring it up to at least 15k yearly
- 3. build emergency fund/age money ✔
- 4. build a monthly buffer of expenses in checking account ✔
- 5. create and implement a workable budget (ynab?) ✔
- hobbies━
- outcome goal: improve at photography
- when: ongoing
- why: match my work to my creative vision, explore my new home, give direction to my outdoor activities
- supportive goals:
- 1. shoot intentionally 1x a week (2/52)
- 2. develop a photography workflow
- 3. backup photography into cloud service
- 4. organize photography locations and check them off
- 5. practice consistently editing photos
- outcome goal: use backpacking/hiking as a medium to explore my state/home
- when: may-october
- why: get active, get outdoors, practice photography, quality time with friends/myself
- supportive goals:
- 1. condition myself during the winter months (cardio) ✔
- 2. plan first backpacking trip and execute
- 3. build ongoing list of locations to visit
- 4. go on regular consistent hikes (>25) (4/25)
- outcome goal: improve at skiing ✔
- when: by end of april 2022
- why: give myself something to do during the winter months, learn a new skill and stay active, increase surface area of activities to do with friends
- supportive goals:
- 1. get a lesson ✔
- 2. go to snoqualmie weekly if possible ✔
- 3. go with friends ✔
- 4. consistently practice on greens ✔
- personal━
- outcome goal: find systems that work for ADHD ✔
- when: ongoing
- why: decrease day to day stress and stop things from falling through the cracks, improve organization
- supportive goals:
- 1. give bullet journalling a try to organize todo's ✔
- 2. work out a system for work notes (and maintain them to minimize forgetfulness) ✔
- 3. get referral if necessary to seek psychiatric help/get an official diagnosis ✔
- 4. foster environment to minimize distractions (designated physical space for work, maintain a clean home, remove distractions from env) ✔
jan 20 2022 ∞
dec 13 2022 +
