Share your wins or fails of the week

Fails:

• Failed a mock interview for meta to the point that simple addition was a nigh impossible task

• Showed up 10 minutes late to a meeting to meet my new manager whilst WFH due to stress based insomnia

Wins:

• Previous govt job's CIO responded back to me on an innovation I made whilst there that could improve upskilling for 25k staff and could lead to a positive impact 4 the aus public
• Google AI researcher working on Indigenous language research responded to back to me after I followed up (my first correspondence got lost!)
• Made new friends! 🤠
• Reached 150 github stars on a project!

Fails:

• Have not made as much progress as I wanted in a blog post about tech career terminology. Haven't done enough deep work in the mornings.

Wins:

• Hit 100K subscribers on YouTube!
• Woke up early and did a workout class this morning

Here is a story from the last sixth months: I was advocating for a new project and organized a 3 person call with the CTO and a product VP… and they were both there waiting when I showed up to it five minutes late. I stumbled through an apology several times over before beginning and they both smiled but I strongly do NOT recommend doing this.

Fails:

• Learning Curve: Struggling to adapt to new technologies , especially when they involve a steep learning curve, slowing down productivity.

• Ice cream, my sweet nemesis. Tried to resist its creamy charm, but alas, the freezer won the battle. Ice cream: 1, Willpower: 0. 🍦😅

Wins:

• Established a consistent routine of morning strength training this week.
• Successfully submitted the college application within stipulated deadlines this week.

Fails:

• I gotta stop being on Reddit before I go to bed, arghhhhh
• The IRS doesn't understand how RSUs work so they think I owe them ~$51,000 in back taxes. Maybe they should use Taro? I guess that's not something I control though

Wins:

• I've been getting back into posting regularly on LinkedIn, and I recently returned to 1 million+ post views for the week
• I held Office Hours a few days ago after a long hiatus, and it was really fun! I gotta hold more of those

Fails

• Agreeing to lead a project before I fully understood what it was
• Signing up for a live evening class in PST time from the East Coast

Wins

• Starting on a new team with an amazing manager
• Joining Sr to Staff course!

Fails

• Working on super easy non-important tasks as work last two sprints. Felt less important/ not valued.
• Ate disgusting junk food at 10 pm while scrolling Blind

Wins

• because of easy work, I covered 19 Jira points while working 4 days a week 😄
• Consistently worked out

Fails:

• Inconsistent sleep patterns leading to a not-very-productive week at work.

• Not deciding on certain matters that left me in a state of limbo

Wins:

• Achieved a certification(PCA)
• Decided to prioritize my health and get back on my A-Game at work.

Fails: Not much deep work. Ate 6 mini cupcakes at once, because of personal setback. Failed on a goal I was looking forward to for 3 months. No proper reading of tech blogs.

Wins: Started getting up early in the morning to get more work/study done. Consistent gym for 2 years. Made new friends in life, conducted Taro meet-up. Improving my life-long negative behavioral patterns.

Fails:

• I am trying to disambiguate a big project. While I brought a lot new discoveries, I was not able to make enough progress on one core exploration.

Success:

• Worked out for 4 days this week (target is 5 days but considering 4 also as success).
• For the discoveries I brought from the project I mentioned above, I was able to dig a bit deeper and come up with multiple proposals. This helped the team to not stay blocked and make progress.

Fails:

• Stayed up late a lot

• Reached the quarter-finals in a table tennis tournament, lost because of amateur mistakes

• Didn't schedule any mock interviews, so I couldn't validate my skills

Wins:

• Solved 2 problems daily, achieving 60 in a month
• Read, System Design Interview: An Insider's Guide while commuting from work
• On top of my finances

Fails:

• My savings :( - I have to rely on my RSU now to pay back some payments
• Not following up on my goals to write more and learn more

Wins:

• Wrote my first linkedin article! (Check out if you're curious: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/choitom_writing-careerbreak-developer-activity-7154541394261364736-mm-d?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop)
• Taking care of my daughter during my paternity leave