What can I get done (52-week) - 2025

Elon acquired Twitter, renamed it to x.com, and laid off a significant workforce, yet it continues to thrive, even more efficiently. This one question from him doing rounds on x.com - 'What did you get done this week?'. By asking this every week, I can infuse the urgency. The answer to this should be directional. There should be a goal I am working towards every week. This is a living document of 52 sprints. Read the `theme for the year` from the table of contents. 

Let's start ⚡

April 23rd, Week 17th

Was in bangalore last week, week 16th. Back home now. Good news is knee felt really good last week. Didn't even feel a pinch in slow runs. It still hurt when I went full blown sprinting. Bad news - didn't do much acitivity last week. I am home this week. Schedule will be back. 

Did a all nighter on Monday as I was feeling little rusty. Still this week will be a mix of work, hustle & social events - have a few wedding to attend. 

We had company onsite, met everyone in India. I met the spaces team. Pretty cool to see everyone in person. 

I pulled the Google analytics today, so good to see kidli getting organic signups. I am sitting at 8. Not much but yes. Should I build the thing? Considering I have msft credits and just put it online. Maybe I should. 

1. 1 run exactly, a few pushups
2. Did some reading - Leading effective engineering
3. Met friends, work friends. 
4. Didn't do any building on side. 
5. I have setup 1:1 with a very senior engg in LD. I should do this with more folks and learn from them.

Put this into GPT and got a nice theme for setting goals

1. Scope out Kidli MVP, the parent chat app, building is a bonus
2. 3 days atleast - 100 squats, 50 daily pull ups, 100 pushups
3. Read chapter 2 of Leading effective eng. Start re-reading mentally strong child - chapter 1.

Wins

Lessons

Notes

April 10th, Week 15th

Have been holding up well in terms of fitness. Waking up early, sleeping probably less than ideal. But excercising well. Knees starting to feel little better. 

Haven't read anything this week so far. Haven't published anything so far. BAU in work life. 

March 31st, Week 14th

I have a few (two or three) sit-downs in front of computer tasks, each lasting 15-30 minutes, but I have procrastinated. This is the week I shall get them done. 

Update on last week, Did one good run. A couple of stretches. Okay, I won't count them as quality/intent wasn't there. Did some reading - Thinking in Bets and Consumption. Got good sleep.

Cricket season has winded up. I also felt like taking a rest last week. Still got pulled into 2 matches. Wasted my time wildly last week. I binge-watched Marvel Punisher. Woke up way out of schedule on Saturday & Sunday. Full awake midnights give me energy. This week I plan to use them in a more like 'me'. 🤘

1. Get good 3 runs & 7 days of full body stretch. 
2. MCP, set up & play with them. Post something by the end of the week.
3. Read. I have a new book on leading engineering teams that I haven't opened. I have exactly two Assamese books I bought from a book fair 2 months back, I haven't opened them yet. Not sure if I will end up opening the Assamese book. Will take a hell lot of energy from me to do that. One isn't fiction so maybe I will open it. 
4. By the weekend - close all housekeeping digital work pending on me. 

Update here by the end of the week. 

Update: Week went well in terms of all 3 but the 4th item. I don't know if I will ever open those Assamese books.

March 26th, Week 13th

Honestly, I don't remember which week this is (the 13th, I googled it). I haven't been able to tick anything from the above list. Although

• Health
  • I have been sleeping well. A good number of hours. ~8. I want to bring it down to 6/7. 
  • I have also started doing a few runs. Not regular yet.
  • Physically, look-wise, I am not way far from abs. I have maintained where I got by the end of 2024. 
  • My diet can be better.
  • I have developed lower back pain & knee pain. Have been working on recovery. Getting better. It should go away in the next 2 weeks. 
  • Should hit the gym. 
• Learnings & Build
  • I have been reading books - Recently reading Thinking in Bets.
  • I have built a few new POCs, on the build side, all on my Git Hub - https://github.com/thebstar. 
  • Still running behind on the latest AI stuff, practically. 
• Growth & Investment
  • I have started technical advising in a tech startup. https://spacesos.com/
  • I have set up some passive investments. Long term investments
  • I have been looking to set up at least one manufacturing plant that in theory will give me a good return. 
  • I haven't yet worked on how many people I reached, branding. My next update should have something on it.
• Hobby & fun
  • I have played a lot of cricket matches. It will slow down now since season is mostly over.
  • I haven't progressed much in new language learning. Maybe I shall go and practice with someone. 

Week 4 (Week of 20th Jan)

1. Health - Resume Gym (have been off from mid-2024)
2. Leverage -
   • Money - I have 1L to play around and generate a return from the market/crypto/physical investment. Set up a plan/schedule this week. So that I can start thinking/executing from next week. Can I grow it X% in 3 months (X to be filled)?
3. Knowledge
   • Get back to reading AI.
   • Be on track to complete 11th math by next week.  

Week 1 to 3

I didn't get anything done in these 3 weeks that aligned with the direction I had set. I am here finalizing the direction on the 4th week, 20th of Jan. Hence, Can I say I created the clarity? Saying this, I did start re-reading the 11th Math book. Read Set theory, functions, and Relations.

Theme for the Year

1. Leverage - Wealth, brand. Questions to answer - 
   
   • How much money did I make?
   • How many people did I reach?
   • How many valuable connections did I make?
2. Health - Let's have the visible abs this year. If not this year, it isn't happening anytime. Questions to answer
   • What did I do this week to have visible abs?
   • Did I sleep well? Overslept, under-slept?
3. Knowledge - Be on top of AI and establish engineering excellence in the network. Math is back. 
   • What did I learn?
   • What did I build & publish on the web? Engineering Article, new product, open source contribution?
   • What did I read?
   • What did I learn in math?

Additionally, I will pursue items from the following list, but all of them are secondary, and I shouldn't be judged on them.

• I have a wishlist that includes playing plenty of cricket matches.
• Learning a language (my goal for 2024). 
• Continue my social & community work
  • I am mostly putting a full stop on running the cricket club. 
  • And I am putting a full stop to active social work on commitment. I won't hold any positions. 
  • I will evaluate mid-year if I want to continue the kids' enablement sessions
  • What's the most impactful thing I can do for the community?