Today was one of those 2 steps forward 1 step back kind of days.
I lost a lot of time to a slow start, to company admin, to plodding Spanish work and actually lost the will to achieve a sane bedtime.
The main upsides were another timely and complete ride alongside 'just enough' Spanish work to consider it 'progress'.
Review
An odd start. Woke at 0830 alarm. Didn't try especially hard to get going immediately, but thought I'd dozed for 5 mins or so. In reality, it was close to an hour. So I wasn't at my desk until 1000. And it was 1200 before I really got going.
Half of the lost morning was probably attributable to unnavoidable 'set-up' issues on pressing WDA admin tasks. The rest can be put down to insufficient sense of urgency.
The latter might have something to do with hubris, induced by the discovery that I'd lost several pounds in weight, since Xmas.
Good points
- Resumed weight loss
- Just enough Spanish tasks completed — avoided 'wash-out' day
- Put a big dent in Xmas business admin backlog
Must do better:
- Get going much more quickly
- More attention to the clock mid-day
- Need 'next task' and its resources — always to hand
Routine Checklist
Legend
- Ticks — right activity on time
- Crosses — not done to schedule
- Hyphens — not applicable to currrent routine configuration
| Task | M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0730 — Get going | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| 0845 — Session 1 | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| 1015 — Break | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| 1030 — Session 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| 1200 — Dinner | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| 1245 — Session 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1415 — Break | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1430 — Session 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1600 — Transition | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1630 - Session 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1800 — Tea | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1830 — Maintenance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 2000 — Relax | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 2230 — Review, uwind | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| 2330 — Bed | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
Learning Tasks Checklist
| Task | M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading comprehension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Read aloud | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||
| Just read | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||
| Word & phrase exercises | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Sentence exercises | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| Socratic dialogue | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| A song | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||
| Aural comprehension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Verb exercises | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Preposition exercises | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||
| Pronoun exercises | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ||||
| Conjunctions | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ||||
| Eng.→Spa. translation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Spa.→Eng. translation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Physical exercise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Subbed video | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Non-subbed video | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||
| Research lang. acquisition | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | List 'issues' | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | Prepare materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Review this checklist | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |