Notes on:
Self-awareness: Understanding your strengths, weaknesses, and personal boundaries.
Personal development: Setting goals for self-improvement and tracking progress.
Mindset: Cultivating a positive attitude, resilience, and a growth mindset.
Self-care practices: Establishing routines for physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
setting and achieving personal goals, skill development plans, self-reflection exercises, and some inspirational quotes to keep me motivated.
Quantified Self:
Productivity and Time Management:
- Daily to-do list items completed
- Time spent on specific tasks or projects
- Procrastination episodes
- Pomodoro or time-blocking sessions completed
- Distractions encountered during work/study time
- Break frequency and duration
- Peak productivity hours identified
- Multitasking instances
- Meetings attended or scheduled
- Emails sent and received
- Inbox zero achieved
- Goals set for the day/week/month
- Goal progress tracked (percentage completed)
- Time spent commuting
- Commute-related activities (e.g., listening to podcasts, reading)
- Learning activities undertaken (e.g., courses, reading)
- Skills acquired or improved
- Personal development goals progress
- Books read or audiobooks listened to
- Screen time (on devices such as smartphones, computers, tablets)
- Social media usage (time spent, frequency of visits)
- Apps or websites visited (productivity vs. leisure)
- Screen-free time allocated
- TV shows or movies watched
- News consumption (sources, frequency)
Career and Professional Development:
- Work hours logged
- Tasks completed at work
- Meetings attended or led
- Projects worked on
- Deadlines met or missed
- Feedback received from colleagues or supervisors
- Professional skills developed or improved
- Training or professional development courses taken
- Networking events attended
- Job applications submitted
- Interviews scheduled or completed
- Career goals progress
- Performance evaluations or reviews
- Salary negotiations
- Job satisfaction levels
- Career achievements celebrated
- Career milestones reached (e.g., promotions, certifications)
- Work-life balance assessment
- Side projects or freelance work undertaken
- Mentoring or coaching sessions attended
Personal Development and Learning:
- New skills acquired or honed
- Courses completed (online or offline)
- Certifications obtained
- Books read (fiction and non-fiction)
- Podcasts listened to
- Documentaries watched
- Educational workshops attended
- Conferences or seminars participated in
- Knowledge gained in specific areas of interest
- Lifelong learning goals progress
- Learning challenges or obstacles overcome
- Study habits developed or improved
- Intellectual curiosity nurtured
- Critical thinking skills practiced
- Learning resources curated or organised
Self-Reflection and Personal Growth:
- Self-reflection sessions conducted
- Personal strengths identified and celebrated
- Areas for improvement acknowledged
- Personal values clarified
- Core beliefs examined
- Self-limiting beliefs challenged
- Positive affirmations practiced
- Self-compassion cultivated
- Self-esteem levels assessed
- Self-talk monitored (positive vs. negative)
- Personal boundaries reinforced
- Personal growth goals set
- Personal growth milestones celebrated
- Personal development resources consumed (books, podcasts, courses)
- Feedback received from others (and reflected upon)
- Growth mindset nurtured
- Resilience-building activities undertaken
- Past mistakes learned from
- Personal evolution documented over time
- Personal legacy considerations
Read a book every month.
Learn French and improve English.
Take up a new hobby (painting, knitting, gardening, etc.).
Volunteer regularly.
Start a gratitude journal.
Practice public speaking.
Learn to play a musical instrument.
Develop a morning routine.
Write a business plan for a side hustle.
Take a course or workshop in a subject you’re interested in.
Improve time management skills.
Practice self-reflection.
Start a YouTube channel.
Learn basic cooking skills.
Declutter and organize your living space.
Practice positive affirmations.
Develop networking skills.
Set boundaries in personal and professional relationships.
Foster a growth mindset.
Practice deep breathing exercises.
Learn to manage stress effectively.
Attend networking events or conferences.
Improve communication skills.
Update skills through online courses or workshops.
Seek mentorship or coaching.
Start a business venture.
Learn negotiation skills.
Research and invest in real estate.
Develop leadership skills.
Technology and Productivity:
- Limit screen time.
- Organize digital files and folders.
- Implement a digital detox.
- Learn keyboard shortcuts for productivity software.
- Set up automatic bill payments.
- Clean up email inbox regularly.
- Use productivity apps to track tasks and goals.
- Learn to touch type.
- Backup important digital files.
- Create a digital calendar for scheduling.
Education and Learning:
- Enroll in a degree program.
- Attend workshops or seminars.
- Earn a professional certification.
- Learn coding or programming languages.
- Pursue higher education opportunities.
- Attend industry conferences or conventions.
- Join a book club.
- Participate in a discussion group.
- Take a writing workshop.