Weekly Notes 12/2025

I have had a lot of time on my hands since I’ve stayed away from social media websites this week. Most of that time has been spent writing for work.

I did not do much other reading or writing. I have nothing more to report for this Weekly Notes.

Take 2: I am writing this at 2240 hrs on 24 March 2025.

I read the post I wrote above and was not very proud of it. It does a poor job of reflecting how my last week was. I only thought it prudent to fix it, for the historical record.

Goals have been demonized. They have been confused with or are replaced by resolutions, systems, processes, intentions etc. I returned to goal setting again this week. I set goals with my wife for this quarter.

Read/Listened/Watched

Some interesting ideas from this video –

• India thinks inputs based. China thinks outputs based.
• Work life balance happens when you have a sense of control over your time.
• Every January, ask yourself, if you were to be laid off this year, what will you do?
• Important to channelise your anger in the correct direction when you are laid off.
• Burnout happens when you lack control or when you are not aware of what role your contribution plays in the bigger picture.

Some of the lessons learned from this video (these are his final suggestions):

• Find a sleep schedule that fits your life. Get enough sleep.
• Move your body every week.
  • Keeps you active.
  • Increases your heart rate
• Find a productivity system that works and actually stick with it.
• Practice embracing the flinch.
• Delete social media from your phone and laptop for 30 days.
  • watch closely how your behavior changes
• Learn your Baseline caloric intake.
  • Know your macronutrient breakdown
  • He suggested using the myfitnesspal app.
• Be more intentional with how you spend your time, the things you bring into your life and people you surround yourself with.
• Stop choosing the default path. Build a life that is uniquely yours.
• Treat life as one big experiment.
  • Learn about who you are
  • Learn more about the person you want to become.

Truth be Told has a good post about the two modes of functioning of the brain and the six modes of rest.

Utsav Mamoria has a great long read about how to live an intellectual life. He uses fantasy as a great storytelling tool to illustrate his point.

I realized that I love going and visiting websites in their url. Here are two websites that I enjoyed visiting:

1. Tracy Durnell
2. Sacha Chua