Daily Challenge 06/09
Daily Challenges:
Record all initial b-roll for M-65 Ultra
Chose sleep
Record Life Lessons at 28
Tried recording for about half an hour and just kept saying nonsense that wasn’t focused. Could I have filmed it and probably had decent enough content to post? Yes. Up to my standards? No.
Record Claude Shannon Video
This was going to be done after the life lessons @ 28 so I chose sleep.
I did make progress as Truman was harassing me as I have been reading the book again to draw out quotes (similar to The Founder’s Podcast)
Record b-roll of Bose Quiet Comfort
Same as above. Also worth highlighting, I like recording B-Roll after A-roll. B-roll first feels confining to the way I like to tell stories.
Challenges for the Week:
Give me a chance:
This will be ongoing. I have to lock in over the next few months to be ready for a big opportunity.
2 Videos Posted this Week (M65 and Life Lessons at 28)
Skills: Uploading, Thumbnail Creation, Editing
Progress: Minimal. I reviewed the M65 video and wrote down every single B-roll shot that I am going to need for it. Now I just need to film them. Recorded myself for lessons at 28 and realized how I needed to modify the approach to make it more Dakota.
Temperance w/ a twist:
100% Diet Adherence-kinda (I have to adhere to the calories and most of the meals but can have snacks)
Skills: practice temperance
Progress: Nailed this. Came in below my caloric intake and weighed in at my lowest weigh-in since 2022 while looking significantly more fit.
Discipline:
In bed by 10:00 PM
Skills: discipline and health
Progress: I went to bed at 9:00 PM. One struggle I have is that I have this desire to listen and learn between every break in the day where I can and this includes leading up to me sleeping. My brain then gets torn with me trying to fall asleep and with me being completely enthralled in what I am listening to. Why can’t I just do everything I want all of the time?
Side Quest:
Removing side quest this week. I will read Japanese as I have time (usually on the treadmill) but I need to focus on my content.
Note:
I recorded the life lessons at 28 multiple times and it sucked over and over and over again. I will film it until it doesn’t suck but I believe the reason that it was so bad is because all I wanted to do was take a nap and Truman (my Great Dane) kept smacking me. It’s hard to sleep when a massive paw is scratching against your bare skin.
This is the first time at the end of the day I have struggled so much like that and I knew I needed sleep. I can usually write effortlessly no matter how exhausted I am so it was curious to see that play out in speaking.
I was also chosen as 1/20 people to be part of a video experiment for Jeremy Ethier. That video submission I did for that took me 2-3 hours to make for a one minute, single take video. I knew it needed to be solid and I had to take it seriously if I wanted to stand out.
