Thread by @heads0rtai1s

Alright; first 3 months of 2021 are up. Time for some honest reflection & accountability on how this list is going, so far:

https://twitter.com/heads0rtai1s/status/1345437501188681729

I'm well on track for my 500 @Kaggle hours. Got a bit carried away in March, with a few free weekends. Some of this work isn't public yet, but will be soon.

Competition wise, things are going less well. I've joined a few comps late, but my results aren't anything to write home (or write tweets) about, so far. No teaming up yet, either.

I've learnt a few new tricks, though; especially for imaging data. Hoping to build on those.

On the other hand, the #KaggleHiddenGems series is going well. Fast approaching volume 50, for which I have one or two special things planned. Consistent patterns are key here. And I'm happy to have managed to post a new episode every Tuesday in those first 3 months.

On blog posts I'm at 1 in 3 months. Not great. Maybe this goal is bit stretchier than others. Maybe the problem is perfectionism, and I need to learn to write shorter posts more frequently. Let's experiment a little over the coming 3 months.

Running is main exercise these days, and I'm working up to the marathon distance. Maybe even optimistically aiming at a sub-4 hour time. My pace isn't bad and I've run a few half marathons, but recently failed a 30k threshold run. Let's see whether I can crack that in April.

Doing regular pull-ups in preparation for the muscle up, but decided to wait with more specific exercises until after the marathon. Days are a bit busy, and having a single workout focus helps.

Last but certainly not least: sleep. January was really good, but Kaggle and sleep don't go always well together; so I'm barely above my 8h goal now. The 8h, or even 8.5h, give me better productivity (and strength), though. Need to be careful to keep up the good habits.

And yes: I've built myself a dashboard to track those goals. Nobody said that accountability can't be fun 😉