10 takeaways from this week's weekly self-evaluation

1. I need to stop drinking beer after work

It just went on from Tuesday to Friday. The only reason it stopped was because I had food poisoning symptoms late Friday night. I don't know why I started this habit. I want to go back to staring at the wall. It feels so weird writing that but it feels good in an odd way. Why do we--I'm not the only one, right?--stop doing things that are good for us?

2. Moving from 2 eggs to 3 eggs in the morning definitely made a difference on the weight gain

Keep eating. Also, say thanks to chickens.

3. Stop looking at my financial portfolio daily

To borrow Ramit Sethi's words, It's making me ask $3 questions rather than $30,000 questions. There's a time and place for things but really my magic glance won't make the money grow anyway. Stop counting beans and think about increasing my income.

4. The thing I want to change the most about my current job is commute

5. Acquiring ISBN is much more affordable and accessible than I thought

6. Clean up my website: when in doubt, just archive it. Do it like Jack Welch

7. Misc. thought: Toys look small but maybe not to the kids who are half my size. Would adults who collect toys appreciate “adult-sized” toys?

8. Why do I feel groggy 2 hours after waking regardless of the length of sleep or the sleep time? Should I just go back to biphasic schedule?

9. The odd benefits of food poisoning

All but once with food poisoning I get some useful insights. This time was no exception.

Also there are sometimes brief and mild euphoria in the middle of it. It’s strange. I can’t explain it.

10. Stay IN the kitchen when cooking even if it takes a while.

I burned a pot while cooking sweet potatoes (broiling…?). Now if I can scrub the evil residue off I‘ll have some story to tell when gf comes back home this week. If I can’t, I‘ll have to explain why a new stainless steel pot makes great a homecoming gift.