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Cumol  ·  3256 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The 2015 Monthly Morale Menagerie - 2015 Roundup

Go running 2-3x a week

Did this for about a month until life (and weed) took over

Meditate at least 5 days a week for 10-15 mins

I did meditate for 3 months with breaks in between. Here, also, weed got to me. I meditate in the morning and when I smoke a day before I have a different headspace that is very fuzzy and makes it harder to concentrate.

Set up knowledge base about MDMA, LSD, Psilocybin and Cannabis

This was overrun by work. I noticed that I am not able to read work-related literature during the day and the evening and then top it off with some non-work related. I need to find a way to make this work because it is still important to me. Any suggestions?

Read Marx - Das Kapital

Didn't even get a copy. This is probably something that I was interested in for a short time (when I wrote the list) but didn't care much about. I didn't even think about it that much, suggesting that it is not so important for me. I also remembered that I put this one off pretty early in the february update and replaced it by the next.

Find a PhD position that suits me/Leave current job

This was very high on my list for last year and it worked out very good. I got accepted for the graduate school in Heidelberg, found a group I like and feel good about settling here for the next few years. Success!

In summary, apart from the PhD position, I failed to do the things I planned to do.

The question is why? One reason is that I smoked too much weed and this has to change. I also noticed that it affects my efficiency at work, even if I only smoke during the weekends which is why it will be further reduced to once or twice a month. It won't be easy as my flatmates are functioning stoners and the way to the next joint is very short. But, it is doable, I think.

The next thing is probably the way I set the goals. I noticed that they lack flexibility. I live a very split week. During the week its work work work and the weekend is either additional work or -do-as-much-non-work-related-stuff-as-possible. I didn't have much time to go running during the week because I woke up late and came home late. Might have to work on my "work-life-balance".