Recurse week 1 Intentions
It's the First day of my batch today. We ~haven't had the kickoff meeting yet~ but I'm taking some time to set intentions for the week.
This week is inevitably dedicated to figuring things out, and I don't think I should expect to get a lot of programming done, but I do still want to set some goals.
- Figure out the shape of my days: I'm 6 hours ahead NY time, so core hours fall between 5-11pm. Can I get some work done in the morning? How can I ensure I'm productive in the evening? How do other remote recurses do it?
- Figure out the shape of the full batch. I have some project ideas, but I'm going back and forth between depth and breadth. I'm hoping that after intro chats and meeting other recurses this week I'll have a better idea of what's possible / realistic.
- I would still like to get some small project done. A big explicit goal for me is to build shipping muscle, meaning once I set out to do something, finish it, write about it and present it. I would like to have something small and presentable by the end of the week.
A couple of meta concerns I have:
- How can i make sure I get a healthy amount of movement in? Given the timezone difference, I won't get a lot of time to skate/surf/bmx in the next 6 weeks. I've grabbed a jump rope, yoga mat and some resistance bands to make sure I get some workouts during the day.
- What's a good ratio of blogging to coding? I want to use blogging as an accountability method, but I know how easy it is to spend way too long on a piece of writing...
On that note, piece of writing done. Time to get to work.