Morning hit me with the classic trilogy: cold, cough, and vomit. My body was clearly filing a formal complaint about recent life choices, but the green dots on GitHub don't care about your personal drama.
Dragged myself through a leetcode problem because apparently I enjoy suffering in multiple dimensions. The problem took longer than usual - turns out thinking through algorithms while your head feels like it's filled with cotton isn't optimal. Who knew?
Spent time learning JavaScript for one of my projects. There's something oddly satisfying about wrestling with callback functions when you're already wrestling with staying upright. Maybe it's the shared confusion that makes it feel familiar.
Got invited to join a friend's project that actually sounds interesting. Still wondering if equity is in my future or if I'm just here for the learning experience and occasional pizza. Either way, working on something that doesn't make me question my life choices feels like a win.
The 15-Minute Experiment
Tried this time-tracking thing someone suggested - log what you're doing every 15 minutes without pre-planning. Just note what actually happened. No fancy apps, no categories, just raw honesty about where time goes.
The results were... illuminating. And slightly horrifying.
You realize that picking up your phone at 5:14 PM means your entire 5:00-5:15 slot gets marked as "distraction." Your brain starts noticing these patterns and gaming the system. Now I'm starting work at random times like 5:07 just to avoid the psychological trap of round numbers.
The method is simple: every 15 minutes, write down what you just did. Don't plan ahead, don't categorize, just observe. You'll see exactly how much time disappears into "just checking something quick" or "one more video."
Try it for a day. Your relationship with time will never be the same.
Tomorrow's Plan (Or Today's, Since Time is Fluid)
Had to kill one project idea today - too common, too many excuses piling up. Sometimes the best decision is knowing when to let something go before it becomes a time vampire.
Tomorrow: figma designs and logo work for the new project. Time to turn ideas into something people can actually see and judge. The fun part about design is that everyone's a critic, but at least the feedback is immediate.
The body might still be protesting, but the code goes on. That's the thing about building stuff - it doesn't care about your current physical state. The computer doesn't know you're running on stubbornness and spite.
Day 27 complete. Tomorrow we iterate.
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