Raphael

Men Needs To Evolve

28 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 06:22 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 10:27 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM: I had an issue with the connection to the database. I tried to fix it and saw that the necessary port wasn't opened, so I opened it and it fixed the issue. Work Duration: 20 minutes 12:01 AM - 12:27 AM: I wanted to do some research, but I noticed that a tier API is blocking me because my app is still in development mode. Work Duration: 26 minutes 01:53 PM - 02:25 PM: I did some research on the tier API to verify what I can do in development mode. Work Duration: 32 minutes 02:41 PM - 03:09 PM: I had a call with a client. Work Duration: 28 minutes Deep Work Sessions: 08:43 AM - 09:53 AM: I did some improvement on the client's website. I had some parasite thoughts and also got distracted a little. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 10:11 AM - 10:28 AM: I did a few other corrections to the previous work. Deep Work Duration: 17 minutes 10:33 AM - 11:30 AM: I went back working on my personal project and did a few tweaks. Deep Work Duration: 57 minutes 07:28 PM - 09:26 PM: I did more work on the client website. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes This day has been quite sloppy. It started well, but I then got discouraged by an obstacle that I didn't expect so I had motivation issues after that. I finally decided to do the work for my client in the evening, which is a bad practice because it usually excites my brain before going to sleep. I'm expecting to have trouble sleeping tonight. Total Work Duration: 6 hours 8 minutes, including 5 hours 51 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

27 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 05:49 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:30 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: 11:50 AM - 01:00 PM: I had a discussion with a client. Work Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes Total Work Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective 0 minutes) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

Staying Clean After Breathwork I screamed so much during my breathwork session that I lost my voice, it will come back tomorrow. After my sessions, I usually feel quite empty and my ego wants to go back so instead of eating a healthy breakfast, as usual, I prepare some toasts with marmalade which is crap. I need to make an effort to stay healthy even after a huge emotional release.

No Screens Before Bed I notice that I sleep way better when I completely avoid screens before going to bed and instead just relax and do nothing. I'm sometimes very tempted to go on the computer because I'm an internet/information addict. I need to put that into action, that's critical, the quality of my work depends on how well I rest.

26 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 06:20 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:30 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: 09:05 AM - 10:03 AM: I wanted to create a dropdown with HTML in the options, but it's not possible so I searched for a library. I also got a call from a client in the middle. Work Duration: 58 minutes Deep Work Sessions: 08:36 AM - 09:00 AM: I added another scrollback functionality. Deep Work Duration: 24 minutes 10:22 AM - 11:24 AM: I did some corrections on the client's website. I distracted myself a little by looking at my emails in the middle. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 11:32 AM - 12:31 AM: I started to work on a custom dropdown. Deep Work Duration: 59 minutes 01:39 PM - 03:44 PM: I worked on the select bar of the statistics dashboard. I'm happy with the result, it looks very good. I got a little distracted at some moments by email and LinkedIn notifications. I had some parasite thoughts. Deep Work Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 03:53 PM - 04:37 PM: I did some tweaks to the previous work. Deep Work Duration: 44 minutes Total Work Duration: 6 hours 12 minutes, including 5 hours 14 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

@John Doe A lot of good advice here. @Chumbimba I also started with C, but I would say that you can actually start with any other languages. Pointers, memory allocation, and buffer overflows are just concepts. It's possible to work with difficult concepts with both low-levels or high-levels programming languages. You can have very complex structures and projects that use high-level languages and that will push your cognitive abilities to their extreme much quicker than dealing with memory in C. It mostly depends on the project's complexity, so work on very difficult projects, even if you fail you will still learn. For learning GNU/Linux, I have been using it every day for many years. I know good programmers that use only OSX or Windows. If you want to learn it, you can start with Ubuntu, if you don't want that's fine too, it mostly depends of what you want to do. Linux is useful notably in the web development sphere as more than 90% of web servers are using it. I personally don't know a lot of different programming languages, I mostly use Javascript/Typescript with HTML/CSS (which are not even programming languages) because I mostly do web development. I used C, Java, Python, and PHP in the past, but now I barely know them. As a programmer, you will probably have one main language that you will use 80% - 90% of your time and use a few other ones from time to time. I think that it's a good idea to try different languages, select the one that you like the most according to what you want to do, and continue to work with this one. In my experience, I feel like I lost a lot of time learning technologies in college that I'm not using now. If I had focussed 80% - 90% of my attention on just one main technology I would have been able to create very complex projects much quicker. So, here's how to become rich as a programmer: Determine what types of projects you want to work on Choose a main programming language Build your skills with this language so that you become extremely good at it Be creative and create projects that will have a positive impact on the world Earn the rewards, live your life to its fullest, and die in peace The end

25 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 06:14 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:25 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Deep Work Sessions: 09:35 AM - 10:40 AM: I created another filter and almost completed it. I had a huge amount of negative thoughts. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 11:00 AM - 12:47 AM: I finished the search functionality. I had again a lot of parasite thoughts. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 01:55 PM - 03:14 PM: I started to work on a scrolling issue. I still had parasite thoughts. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 03:21 PM - 04:47 PM: I continued the work on the scrolling functionality. I had a lot of parasite thoughts and distracted myself a little in the middle. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes I'm continuing to wake up too late for the time where I want to stop my days. The ideal time would be 05:30 AM. Total Work Duration: 5 hours 37 minutes, including 5 hours 37 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

24 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 08:04 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:30 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: No work for today Total Work Duration: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

23 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 06:35 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:50 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Deep Work Sessions: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM: I tried to fix some bugs, it was quite challenging but I finally started to found a solution near the end of this session. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 10:49 AM - 12:16 AM: I finally fixed these bugs, I had a lot of parasites and angry thoughts. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 12:26 AM - 01:11 PM: I added an API call and created new components. I distracted myself on some websites at some moments. Deep Work Duration: 45 minutes 01:58 PM - 03:06 PM: I created a filter and loaded the appropriate data. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 03:16 PM - 04:47 PM: I completed the filter, it's working properly, but I noted that I needed to create another service to properly deal with the brands. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes Total Work Duration: 5 hours 51 minutes, including 5 hours 51 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

22 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 06:08 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:30 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: 10:45 AM - 11:05 AM: I had a call with a client to discuss his project implementation. Work Duration: 20 minutes 03:53 PM - 04:12 PM: I had another call with the same client. Work Duration: 19 minutes Deep Work Sessions: 10:13 AM - 10:45 AM: I started to work on a tool to convert a JSON object to another format, but then got interrupted by a client. Deep Work Duration: 32 minutes 11:05 - 11:55 AM: I finished my JSON converter tool. Deep Work Duration: 50 minutes 12:05 AM - 12:53 AM: I continued the work on the client's web application. It looks good so far. Deep Work Duration: 48 minutes 01:59 PM - 03:17 PM: Got interrupted by a phone call. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 03:35 PM - 03:53 PM: Deep Work Duration: 28 minutes 04:18 PM - 05:19 PM: Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 07:29 PM - 08:15 PM: I did a few corrections on the interface. Deep Work Duration: 46 minutes Total Work Duration: 6 hours 24 minutes, including 5 hours 45 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

21 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 06:35 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:20 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: 09:21 AM - 10:33 AM: I searched for clients and sent a few proposals Work Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 11:09 AM - 01:27 PM: I started to work on the configuration of a remote server for a web API, but then got interrupted by a client's call, so I had to help him. Work Duration: 2 hours 18 minutes 02:25: PM - 04:54 PM: I had a security issue on my personal project. I had some work to do for a client, but I wanted to fix it before. Work Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes Total Work Duration: 5 hours 59 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

@Austin Actualizing Maybe, maybe it will create a whole new market too.

I have an idea for an online business that has a lot of potentials and I have the technical competencies to build it. I also know someone who has contacts who can fund my business, so I can get started pretty fast. However, even though I'm already a freelancer, I consider that I'm still quite inexperienced in the business & marketing domains. I would like to understand how competitive it can be and how ruthless other businesses can be. My idea is in the web applications domain, I need feedback, real-life stories, and experiences. Please share yours owns.

20 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 06:20 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:30 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: 10:32 AM - 11:30 AM: I searched for clients and sent two new proposals Work Duration: 58 minutes Total Work Duration: 58 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective 0 minutes) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

@Average Investor My contact also told me that it's not possible to bootstrap a business without fundings. I didn't really understand why. Do you know why? I'm sure that he is talking about the online web applications business.

19 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 07:23 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:27 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: 10:51 AM - 11:31 AM: I had a conversation with a client. Work Duration: 40 minutes I didn't sleep for the entire night. My mind was insane, I had an incredible amount of thoughts that I was unable to control. Because of that I woke up very late and pretty tired in the morning. I was unable to do any kind of work during the day. Maybe it's a backslash after the last productive week. Total Work Duration: 40 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

I never thought that way concerning competitors. Should we not have a look sometimes at how they are doing in order to compare ourselves? I never met my contact physically because he lives in another country, we only talked on Skype until now, so I'm a little careful too. I'm currently quite ignorant of the law and regulations in both countries, so I don't know how it will go for the lawyer. However, I got a huge positive intuition when he announced that he could fund my project. I got this idea last year that is very promising, and innovative, I kept thinking about it almost every week, I met this guy several months after, and now he is proposing me to fund it. Being able to work full-time on my dream project is very appealing, it seems like everything is synchronizing for me, but I'm still careful though.

18 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 07:25 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 10:00 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: 09:36 AM - 10:39 AM: I searched for new clients and sent a proposal. Work Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 11:20 AM - 12:59 AM: I slacked off on youtube during my previous break. Aside from that, I continued to search for more clients online, I sent more proposals and responded to various emails. Work Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 02:20 PM - 03:28 PM: I continued to search for clients and sent a few proposals. I slacked off a little near the end by distracting myself on the actualized.org forum and looking at some porn images. Work Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 03:43 PM - 04:18 PM: I searched more and sent more proposals. Work Duration: 35 minutes I slacked off a lot today, I didn't want to go out of my bed in the morning and I have been very lazy. I spend the whole day searching for new clients and was a little distracted sometimes because I was looking at other websites. Total Work Duration: 4 hours 25 minutes, including 0 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

17 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 06:40 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:00 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: No work for today Total Work Duration: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

16 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 06:30 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 10:20 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: 08:39 AM - 09:51 AM: I did some research on PWAs and Ionic, responded to a potential client, and searched for an eCommerce template. I distracted myself at a moment in the middle. Work Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 03:48 PM - 04:28 PM: I searched for new clients and sent a proposal. Work Duration: 40 minutes Deep Work Sessions: 10:21 AM - 11:42 AM: The bug that I had yesterday is independent of me because I'm using a third-party API. Aside from that, I continued my HTML/CSS design. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 11:51 AM - 12:36 AM: I'm really satisfied with this new HTML view that I created. I also had a lot of... positive thoughts! Instead of the usual negativity. But having so many thoughts still means that I'm not completely focused on my work. Deep Work Duration: 45 minutes 01:38 PM - 02:32 PM: I continued the work on the template and I added the API call. I noticed that I did a little mistake on the backend, I need to correct that in order to finish the current task. Deep Work Duration: 54 minutes 02:43 PM - 03:39 PM: I did the correction to the backend, completed the work on the frontend, created the pull requests, and merged them. Deep Work Duration: 56 minutes I think I'm starting to build a work-ethic momentum, I successfully worked for at least 6 hours on four days. I worked a little less today, but in total it makes more than 30 hours this week. Total Work Duration: 5 hours 48 minutes, including x hours x minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

15 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 05:19 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:00 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: 10:51 PM - 11:13 PM: I had a call with a client and I also presented him my personal project. He said that he has investors that could finance my project. Work Duration: 22 minutes 01:11 PM - 01:38 PM: I finished the PAW tutorial and did a few research. Work Duration: 27 minutes Deep Work Sessions: 08:41 AM - 09:45 AM: The API that I thought yesterday was bad is actually correct, but I wanted to restructure it in another way, so I did it. I also correctly integrated the call from the front-end, and I finally created two pull requests that I merged. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 10:02 AM - 10:51 AM: I added an external API and did some setup. Deep Work Duration: 49 minutes 11:21 AM - 12:13 AM: I started following a new tutorial on Progressive Web Applications with Angular. Deep Work Duration: 52 minutes 01:44 PM - 02:56 PM: I got back on my personal project and found a very strange bug. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 03:06 PM - 04:39 PM: Damn that bug is hard, I still didn't figure out how to fix it. It has something to do with the SameSite attribute when sending cookies from the backend. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes Total Work Duration: 6 hours 19 minutes, including 5 hours 30 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes, I'm not reading anything currently)

14 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 06:00 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: ~ 09:10 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Deep Work Sessions: 08:40 AM - 09:16 AM: I corrected an issue on my project backend API. Deep Work Duration: 36 minutes 09:21 AM - 09:58 AM: I created an error modal, created a pull request, and merged it. Deep Work Duration: 37 minutes 10:21 AM - 11:43 AM: I corrected a bug, added some icons, and created the transitions. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 11: 53 AM - 12:54 AM: I did some HTML & CSS work. I got interrupted by thoughts sometimes and also a car outside. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 02:07 PM - 03:26 PM: I continued the HTML & CSS design. I encountered some issues with the choice of colors, shadows, and borders. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 03:56 PM - 05:02 PM: I completed the design and did an API call. However, I realized that I did some mistakes on the backend that I will have to correct. Deep Work Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes My reading time will be at 0 minutes for an unknown number of days until I find another book to read. I just finished Deep Work, I now need some time to properly integrate its lessons. Total Work Duration: 6 hours 1 minute, including 4 hours 3 minutes of Deep Work (objective at least 6 hours) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 30 minutes - 1 hour)

@Preety_India Hey, I'm very impressed by your story. I thought I had a bad childhood, but what I experienced seems futile compared to what you experienced. This is incredible that you are still here after what you went through. You are amazing, you're a strong woman, much stronger than many men. Stay strong ❤️ P-S: How are your average days now?

13 May 2020 Wake Up Time: 06:00 AM (objective 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM) In Bed Time: 09:30 PM (objective 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM) Work Sessions: No work for today Total Work Duration: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes) Total Reading Time: 0 minutes (objective 0 minutes)