My Learning Log

Category: Uncategorized

  • mit

    I have to focus on MIT! I have to focus on MIT! Otherwise, I get distracted by other things and I don’t get things done. I cannot do that. I have to add more urgency to the tasks. I have to get them dones as soon as I can. I just have to do that to be a more plorific worker. And I want that, no? I thought so.

  • goals

    I received a good report today. I have ways to go, but in general, I think I have to do a few more “things to remember” things. I just have to to improve my score to around 7. Doable? I think so.

  • doing something extra

    I scored a fairly big win today. I took an initiative. I wanted to create reports that can be viewable on a phone. I wanted reports that are simple and easy to read, easy to scan. I wanted them to be emailed to us. 

    So I tried. I tried. I tried.

    And after trying for a good amount, I came up with something that I’m happy with. So I shared it with the team.

    So far the reception has been amazing. I love it. Everybody is impressed. I love it as well.

    So sometimes it pays off to do something on the side. Something that others will appreciate.

  • blog post per week

    My goal is to be an active blogger. What do I mean by that? I need to write a blog post every week. Period. But about what? Not sure. But when? In the morning if I have to. It’s important that I keep writing. It’s important that I expand my skills. That’s how I will improve. 

    Is it that difficult to publish a blog post a week? I hope not! 🙂

  • raising kids – chinese way

    I have a new goal. A writing goal. I will be an active blogger. I will write a blog entry every week. About what? Don’t know yet. But I need to find topics to write about throughout the week. My blog posts don’t need to be long. They don’t need to be fancy. They just need to appear on my blogs.

    Simple?

    Not really. Doable? You bet!

    I already wrote an entry for this week last Sunday. I have this upcoming week for a new entry. I do have a few topics to write about. One of them is about a few stock picks. I could write about my goals, but I think I need to wait a bit more. 

    I read a really good article yesterday. About raising kids. Chinese have high success rate. They are tough on their kids. They don’t allow TV for them. They require at least one musical instrument: a piano or a violin. They accept As. Only As. They don’t allow their kids to stay long and be involved in school play. The article is here, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html#mod=djemWMP_t

    I think limiting TV makes a lot of sense. I suggested that to my wife yesterday. I think we’ll start soon. Don’t know exactly when. But maybe this month. Maybe next, or starting from the summer. I will push for it. A good start would be to allow it only on weekends. I should figure something out.

    Having kids play instrument is close to my heart. I want them to do. I will try to get them do it.

    No video games. I think so.

    No play? Not sure.

     

  • getting things done

    I said it probably a million times before, I love to code. I love gettings things done. I love getting into that mode. I love getting into the zone. 🙂 

    But sometimes I’m distracted. Sometimes I focus on things of lesser priority. I have to change that. But as long as I’m working for a better future, to improve on things, to make myself better, I need to give myself some slack.

    I love this place so far. It looks like that I still need to convince a few people that I have the skills and that the work I do is of hight quality. I do see a few doubters, especially the CTO. But I believe my mgr has confidence in me. I do get things done. I believe that projects I work on improve things. 

    I will continue on the path I’ve followed so far. I am sure it will yield good results. Improving things, concentrating on getting things done, perhaps, eventually, challenging others, will, in time, improve my reputation.

    I still have some ways to go. But I’m not worried. I am on a right path and I should be proud.

  • getting things done

    I am doing the things I said I will. Mainly, I said that I will concentrate on doing dev work at work. And I have. I have been solely concentrating on dev. But at times, dev is not equal to dev. Lately, I’ve been too attached to bidder charts and results. I have to stop and continue. I need to do the things I have with the highest priority done. Done fast. Done with the highest quality. 

    The system I’m working on is complex. I don’t know how everything is connected yet. I’ve got a big learning curve ahead. I need to keep digging, digging, and digging. The bottom line, I need to get the things done that are important.

  • presents

    I felt bad yesterday. My wife felt left out.

    Why?

    I didn’t buy her presents. Nothing for her birthday. Nothing for Christmas.

    I really feel bad. I don’t want to feel that again. Ever. Really. It’s not acceptable to me. I have to start thinking about presents for her 3 months beforehand. And then I have to actually buy her at least 2 presents. One for her birthday and one for Christmas.

    I will do that from now on. I cannot spend 100 to 150$ on my wife? I should be ashamed of myself. And I am. 

    I was feeling that way but I was too busy with work. I was too busy with other things…. not good. 

    I said enough on the subject. I will now setup a reminder to myself. Doing that now. Done.

  • list do zony

    Kochana Martusiu,

    Piszę ten list do Ciebie z jednego powodu…

    Innym może się wydaje że u nas jest tak różowo, że jest tak dobrze. Na zewnątrz może i to tak wygląda. A czy tak jest?

    Podoba mi się u Ciebie wiele rzeczy. Ty jesteś tym kim ja chciałbym być! To masz umiejętności których ja nigdy nie miałem i nigdy nie będę miał. Chociażby sposób twojego kumunikowania się, twoje socjalne umiejętności. Ja Ci tego zazdroszczę, a z drugiej strony cieszę się że mam kogoś takiego.

    Podoba mi się twoja opieka nad naszymi dziećmi. Ja nigdy czegoś takiego nie widziałem i się nie spodziewałem. Ta miłość. Ta troska. Ta wilcza opieka. To jest coś naprawdę fajnego.

    Podoba mi się też że zaczynasz w niektórych aspektach zmieniać swoje podejście. Nie powinniśmy podnosić głosu na nasze dzieci. Tak, to jest trudne w różnych chwilach. Ale wiem że nie tędy droga. Czy nie chcemy wychowywać dzieci w spokoju, miłości… a nie wrzasku i wykrzykiwaniu. Nad tym musimy popracować. To musimy udoskonalać.

    I zauważam twoją otwartość na zmiany. To mi się podoba.

    Zauważam też inne podejście do mnie. Ja wiem że próbowanie zmienić kogoś na siłę nie pracuje. Dlatego przestałem to robić. Ja i Ty możemy zmienić się tylko sami. I tyko wtedy jak tego chcemy. Droga przez wyzywanie, krzyki, walki nie prowadzi do większej miłości.

    Napisałem ten list z jednego powodu: Kocham Cię! I mogę powiedzieć że ta miłość się pogłębia: jest największa odkąd moją Martusię poznałem. Dajesz mi wiele powodów do dumy, dziękuję Ci za to.

    -Staś

  • letter to my wife

    I need to write a letter to my wife. Not only that, I need to send it tomorrow morning so it gets to her on a Saturday. I want to make these types of surprises to show her that I love her. Because I do. Issues that arise from time to time. 

    What am I going to write in this letter? Not sure yet. Something to surprise her. I am curious to see her reaction. But I have to write it tomorrow morning!