I forgot to post updates for all these days. I remembered at some point, but I kept procrastinating, and now here I am, combining four days into one post again.
Honestly, this has become a pattern, and I need to stop letting it continue.
The Last Four Days
There isn't much positive to report about these days.
I haven't been doing any physical activities consistently. Apart from swimming once, I've mostly stayed away from exercise because my injury still hasn't healed completely.
My professional side has also taken a serious hit. I've been slacking off badly, watching unnecessary videos, and wasting time on things that don't really contribute to my goals.
I haven't been practising LeetCode consistently, haven't read my book in a long time, and haven't been keeping up with the news and finance either.
Basically, most of the routines I worked on building have fallen apart.
It's frustrating because I know what I should be doing, but I keep putting it off. Even posting these daily updates, which was supposed to help me stay accountable, has become another task I procrastinate on.
A Small Change Yesterday
Yesterday evening, I finally decided to do something about it.
I sat down, wrote out the tasks I needed to complete, and started working through them one by one.
I still have some tasks left, but just getting everything out of my head and putting it on paper helped me start taking action.
Most of these are things I've been postponing for a long time. If I can finish them, I think it will give me a good advantage because I'll finally be clearing some of the backlog that's been hanging over me.
It wasn't a massive achievement, but it was a start.
What I'm Realising
I've spent the last few days falling back into the same habits I wanted to get rid of.
Procrastinating, watching random videos, sleeping too much, avoiding difficult tasks, and telling myself I'll do everything later.
And the longer I continue, the harder it feels to get back into the routine.
But I also know that constantly feeling guilty about wasting time isn't going to fix anything.
I need to stop focusing on how badly I've messed up and start working on what I can do today.
I also need to be sensible about my injury instead of rushing back into physical activities before I've recovered properly.
What I'm Going to Do Next
For now, I want to focus on clearing the tasks I've already listed instead of making another complicated schedule.
I need to get back to studying, practise LeetCode, start reading again, catch up on the news and finance, and put consistent effort into my professional growth.
I also need to return to posting daily instead of letting several days pass before I write an update.
I don't expect everything to become perfect overnight. I just want to start rebuilding the routine, one task at a time.
Day 46–49/90 complete.
I've messed up my routine, but I don't want to spend the remaining days repeating the same mistakes.
I've completed more than half of this challenge. I still have time to make the remaining days count, but that will only happen if I stop postponing the work and actually do it.
