# My Mantra
To Add:
* Weekly reflection period:
* create book notes. Need to think about the fastest way to create these...
* Assess things to think about deeply
* go through [Thoughts-to-Organize](Thoughts-to-Organize.md), clear out
* Figure out what you should be working on. Use [Decision by Design](Decision%20by%20Design%20MOC.md) principles to determine what that should be, weekly.
* Synthesis:
* You enjoy writing, you enjoy synthesizing, it is more important than ever to get the new blog into a good spot so that you can write things there.
* Variety and curiosity
* consider how much you learned from Shape, Infinite powers - that had nothing to do with systems design. Yet it was so useful. Let yourself remain curious.
### Morning Mantra âď¸
**Rules and Constraints** đ
* First 2 hours of day: Deep work on complex technical tasks.
* Remainder of day: Prioritize deep work on task at hand.
* If you aren't focusing: make coffee, go for walk, etc. Social media is not an option.
* Rabbit holing: Only if absolutely necessary to accomplish task at hand.
* Interesting ideas: Place them in idea inbox. You need to focus on the task at hand.
* Reassessment: Once a week reassess to make sure you are working on the right thing.
**Gratitude** â¤ď¸
Visualize the idea that you may die at any moment today. Accept the notion that today may be your last day on this earth. It is amazing to simply be alive, living side by side with your best friend and soulmate, having grown up with 3 brothers, 2 amazing parents, and some great friends.
**[Long term goals](New-Daily-Plan---2021.md#Big%20long%20term%20goals)** đ
* Have a skill set so strong and sought after that I can truly chose to do what I want, whether that be work for myself as a consultant, as a CTO, as lead R&D engineer, an educator or investor. Have maximal autonomy, freedom, ceiling, and flexibility.
* TODO: something about time being the most valuable resource? Invest in yourself, your relationship, your future, etc.
**[Mid term goals](New-Daily-Plan---2021.md#Mid%20level%20rest%20of%202021%20goals)** đ
* Promoted to *Senior AI Engineer* by 2022
* Lead big R&D advance for unsupervised
* Gain deep understanding of *discrete* vs. *continuous*
* Grow mathematical maturity
**[6 week block goals](https://app.asana.com/0/1200309777496794/board)** đĽ
1. Attribute space & Attribute Dependency Structure
2. KPI Time series and Anomaly Detection & Contribution Analysis
3. Discrete Differential Geometry (lecture 1 - 4)
4. Machine Learning on Graphs (lecture 1 - 3)
5. 6 Graph algorithm
**Core Principles** đ
* Consistency + Reflection = growth
* Hard work
* Compassion
* Love
* Perspective
* Strength (physical and mental)
**Values** đ
* *Ship*: Be someone who *ships*
* *Alignment*: Between your actions and your goals (and ideally unsupervised goals)
* *Compounding*: Be someone who is consistent and disciplined over time.
* *Your Journey*: In this world, there is *no one* who is better suited to tackle *your journey* than *you are*.
### Quote to Remember
> Do less. Do better. Know why.