A group of 6 friends went for it. Each picked 6 Habits.
4 hit most days. 2 didn't.
Insights below:
We based our challenge on this video:
- Every habit at least once every 2 days.
- Every day at least 4 habits out of 6
- no punishment if you fail a day
- If you miss tracking for 2 consecutive days you are out of the challenge
Results: 8 people started, 2 stopped tracking. We checked in via spreadsheet + whatsapp
Results for me:
- did 11 sessions of cardio (will stick to it)
- Prioritized sales for @Pairingdev - which was my primary goal
- Started Journaling every day
- Gained 3kg 😮, gym 10 sessions
How we tracked it: we used a spreadsheet with a specific formula in there.
The main idea is that you do each habit at least once every 2 days. That makes sense considering you might not want to lift every day (unless you are @growthkarl)
Learned: #journaling is really beneficial to stay focused. I set a 10 minute timer and start writing down my goals for this quarter.
After that, random brainstorming on how to reach those goals. That's it.
Another insight: Cardio is quite nice. I didn't expect that, especially as I never used a stationary bike before.
It became a nice morning routine. I took calls and meetings on it. Sometimes I just stuck to running, when I was bored.
If you want a template of this spreadsheet with the formulas, send me a DM.
Got any questions? Just reply here.
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Timing of job interviews. The other day I saw on hacker news: a post from tanayagrawal (.substack .com)
“Your interview success can depend on how you schedule your interviews. Here’s how”
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Main points made:
- Schedule the interviews in blocks, and try to not hit a time right before/after holidays and long breaks
- Especially this one “I recommend scheduling interviews between 9 AM — 1 PM.”
- The time of the day also plays a role: theguardian.com/law/2011/apr/1…
But does it really matter?
From my experience as a person on the other end, I’d say those factors don’t play big role.
Why?
You don't know where in the process you are. could be the first person in line (the forget you). Or the last: someone else took the job already.