I managed to work deeply for 9.5 hours. I also traveled over the weekend, so my week was a bit shot.
Also, I have decided to extend my retros to look at my overall life not just deep work. Since I am independent right now, I want to make sure I maximize my time spent and minimize distractions. I figured that "Life Retro" combined with action items to improve myself every week is a good idea.
## What went well
- Using my Psycho-Cybernetics Imagineering script
- It was easy to get into work-flow
- With everything considered, 9.5 hours is still great!
- Traveled to Mallorca to see my parents :)
- Had good insight into my "stop-and-go" way of working
- Had a good mentoring session with my friend Philip on Friday
- Overall, I have a more positive outlook on my life than last week
- Inspired by reading "Give and Take" \[1\]
- Inspired by "Amateurs vs. Pros" \[2\]
- Got up most days before 9am
- Getting back into a daily Yoga and Meditation routine
- I fixed my vaporizer myself
- Feeling less distracted
- Got to hang out with Nina for an afternoon :)
- Went out to a cool bar on Friday with friends
- Made bubbles again
- Cooked delicious food with my father
## What went okay
- I didn't follow up on my Whiteboard experiment
- I haven't followed up on the Meetup idea I had
- There was a lot of organizational stuff this week
- Waiting for my accountant on paperwork
- The dating-pool in Berlin is rough. Didn't do well to my self-image
- Didn't hear back from someone I needed information from
## What went bad
- I still don't have one specific idea/topic that I want to deep-dive into. Instead I jump around from idea to idea.
- Jumping between tasks and ideas is exhausting.
## Action Items
- Choose 1 main point of focus for coming week
- Buy a yoga mat while in Mallorca to continue practice there
- Create a visible backlog of tasks
\[1\] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AFPTSI0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?\_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 \[2\] https://medium.com/the-mission/the-7-differences-between-professionals-and-amateurs-f8efc4840861