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I managed to work deeply for 9.5 hours. I also traveled over the weekend, so my week was a bit shot.

Also, I have decided to extend my retros to look at my overall life not just deep work. Since I am independent right now, I want to make sure I maximize my time spent and minimize distractions. I figured that “Life Retro” combined with action items to improve myself every week is a good idea.

What went well

• Using my Psycho-Cybernetics Imagineering script
• It was easy to get into work-flow
• With everything considered, 9.5 hours is still great!
• Traveled to Mallorca to see my parents :)
• Had good insight into my “stop-and-go” way of working
• Had a good mentoring session with my friend Philip on Friday
• Overall, I have a more positive outlook on my life than last week
• Inspired by reading “Give and Take” [1]
• Inspired by “Amateurs vs. Pros” [2]
• Got up most days before 9am
• Getting back into a daily Yoga and Meditation routine
• I fixed my vaporizer myself
• Feeling less distracted
• Got to hang out with Nina for an afternoon :)
• Went out to a cool bar on Friday with friends
• Made bubbles again
• Cooked delicious food with my father

What went okay

• I didn’t follow up on my Whiteboard experiment
• I haven’t followed up on the Meetup idea I had
• There was a lot of organizational stuff this week
• Waiting for my accountant on paperwork
• The dating-pool in Berlin is rough. Didn’t do well to my self-image
• Didn’t hear back from someone I needed information from

What went bad

• I still don’t have one specific idea/topic that I want to deep-dive into. Instead I jump around from idea to idea.
• Jumping between tasks and ideas is exhausting.

Action Items

• Choose 1 main point of focus for coming week
• Buy a yoga mat while in Mallorca to continue practice there
• Create a visible backlog of tasks

[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AFPTSI0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?\_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 [2] https://medium.com/the-mission/the-7-differences-between-professionals-and-amateurs-f8efc4840861