Some months back, I had written down a list of the areas my life
sucked. Here is the status on those things again
Health - Getting better. Instead of just whining about how I was
getting fat, I am taking steps to reduce weight.
Volunteer work - I am not still satisfied with this. I am a lurker
on many lists and irc channels instead of being an active
participant. I need to think of ways to change this maybe just
concentrate on just a few projects.
Book reading - I am more than happy about this . My book
collection has expanded a lot, to include fantasy and non-fiction
books. More importantly, I have read most of the books in my
collection.
Hacking - Not enough hacking. There should be someway in which I
can club my hacking and volunteer work together.
Fun - One of my good friends has moved to Bangalore and I can now
hang out with him instead of cribbing about how much Bangalore sucks
A good thing about having a short, but intense attention span is that
I can work on many interesting things at once. It also means that I
can sometimes concentrate only on the unhappy (or more precisely,
worrisome) parts of my life with all intensity, making those 15
minutes quite depressing. Luckily, there are not many unhappy
episodes that I have to dwell on, but this is something that I should
watch out for.
Today was my third day at the gym. I can see that going to the gym
has become a part of my routine now and I don't have to make any
mental effort to motivate myself to go there. There is one good thing
about getting older (FYI, I am 27 now), it is quite easy to discipline
myself. The process of getting into a new habit requires deciding
that I want to do it, finding a good enough time slot for it and doing
it. I was able to transform my habit of reaching at lunch time at the
office to reaching at 9 AM just by deciding that I wanted to do it and
then doing it. I can feel the difference from my college days, when I
would make all kinds of excuses for not doing something.
Today completes my one year at Yahoo! Bangalore. This is the first
time in my life when I am not thinking of quitting a job after six
months. A big thanks to spoOnman aka Pankaj Kaushal for referring me
here. Looking forward to another fun filled year here.
. My book
collection has expanded a lot, to include fantasy and non-fiction
books. More importantly, I have read most of the books in my
collection.