Weeks 1515 and 1516

The last couple weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind for me. 

I was in the last couple weeks of one role while preparing for a new one - we also had planned a trip to visit Syd’s parents in Missouri. That meant that there was a lot of work to do and a limited time to do it. 

I also had forgotten the amount of work that I do when starting a new role so it served as a good reminder of how busy I was about to become. 

That said, I am looking forward to it and to having a new challenge ahead of me. 

With the challenge comes a shift in priorities. I have been prioritizing sleep, lifting, and Japanese. With more time at the office, I am going to have to make a conscious choice of what to prioritize. 

I still want to become fluent in Japanese and to get to 250 at 10% body fat so that means that I should be compromising on my sleep when I need to. 

I have been really enjoying getting enough sleep so the prospect of this isn’t my favorite but as I adjust, I know I will be able to figure out how to prioritize my time to accomplish what I want. 

That said - over the last two weeks, I have been more intentional with work than my personal goals which reflects heavily in my Japanese progress (or more accurately, lack thereof). 

As reflected in the breakdown, I let Missouri be a break for me and didn’t do much Japanese and I didn’t go to the gym the day before we left through the day I am writing this (a two week break). 

That break was much longer than I intended and I am not super happy about it but it is a small blip on the radar towards my goals. What I am more concerned about is that I didn’t immediately return to more disciplined eating habits upon my return, 

I listened to the most recent podcast with Alex Hormozi and Chris Williamson and Alex made an interesting point about there being nothing more satisfying than giving your all to a goal. I am not doing that currently and I didn’t do that with my most recent cut. 

I was disappointed in myself for both and I don’t enjoy doing so. I am going to work to minimize this going forward. I am not sure if I want to take this to the same extreme as Alex but I can appreciate his approach and intentionality that he brings to his life and I do believe that is great to emulate.