That phrase isn’t foreign to you, yeah?
Me too!
Barely hours after publishing my ‘plan’, 7 whole days have flown by and guess what?
I wasn’t riding first class or even coach, I was more like a stowaway in the cargo hold.
That was a silly analogy up there, right?
I know!
But you know what isn’t silly or in the least funny?
The fact that time is ticking. Now, on to accountability.
Last 7 Days
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Rounded up the ES6 Course on Udacity.
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Did some major overhaul to my study repo which makes it and the notes contained within browsable on Github Pages (See live site here).
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Started CS50 (currently on week 1).
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Started Wes Bos' Javascript 30 challenge course (currently on day 5).
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Solved more algorithm problems in javascript on codewars and moved my rank from 6 to 5kyu.
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Got an idea on a simple project I could (and should) whip up which would, alongside aiding my learning, help me simplify a challenge I’m facing at work.
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Applied to Andela.
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Sought feedback from a pal who has accomplished my current goal about my proposed ‘plan of action’.
Next 7 Days
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Review, again, the new Andela Homestudy Curriculum.
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Write a blog post detailing my thought process while solving an algorithm challenge last week which had me using new concepts I learned from the recently completed ES6 course.
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Make it to at least week 4 of the CS50 course.
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Make it to day 12 of the Javascript 30 challenge course.
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Get started and possibly finish up the first iteration of the simple project I talked about earlier.
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Implement feedback gleaned from the pal.
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Finish up YDKJS Scopes and closures.
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Solve more algorithm challenges.
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Stick to a fucking regular sleep schedule!
Blockers
I, for Christ’s sake, don’t know when to (how to?) call it a night!
Case in point:
Monday night, when I was revamping my study repo to make it a browsable website. I did succeed, but I ended up sleeping by almost 3am making almost the whole of Tuesday a ‘disaster’.
Here, have a look:
I couldn’t commit anything on the 18th (Wednesday) because nothing was done on Tuesday. Shame.
Another thing, note-taking.
What should I note down when following a lecture and what should I depend on the neurons in my hippocampus to note for me?
Final words
Looking back, I think week 0 was fair. On a scale of 1–10, my performance relative to my expectations would be a 4.
There’s still a ton of work to do, consistency is all I am gunning for.
Till next week.
And oh, Disney, why?! Why did you gun Gunn?!!