Week in review

At the beginning of this week, these are the objectives and to-do items I set out for myself:

• Resubmit chemokinesis manuscript
• Edit Luyang's paper
• Renewal dossier progress
• Email Terri to request funding reconciliation
• Send Bob doc on how we want admit process to work in next 2 years
• Submit PR Research review
• Check on 4-VA students
• MRI: 1 sentence on nanomotors
• Look into getting Garrett hired as a wage employee
• Check ingredients for nanorod synthesis
• Edit J-agg paper
• Edit latest AHTF paper from Anirban
• IPF meeting
• Order any remaining materials necessary
• Options for prelim measurements
• Plans for R15
• Read Brendon's paper
• Sign up for MITx
• Follow up w/Damon from UBC
• Bug Bren
• Ask Ying Sun about REU supplement
• No-cost extension
• Nail down a time for InRedox tutorial
• Submit LOR for Moises for CSGF
• Respond to Bob H/Suddaf email about Salesforce
• Update lab website
• Yousef's email
• Check in w/Sajad
• Check in w/Zagros
• Finish unpacking the house
• Ewan Dobson PDF?
• Whiteboard paint
• Micromachines invited paper

Could've been worse, could've been better. I didn't necessarily expect to get every single item on that list done - that's the point of the brain dump. 

Some take-aways:

1. I got the most important thing done: resubmitted the chemokinesis paper.
2. I took some initial steps toward good habits. I successfully abstained from alcohol for two days straight. Several nights, I got to bed earlier than usual (around midnight). I also got up earlier several mornings. I meditated for 10 minutes 2-3 days straight.
3. The writing retreat was largely a success. I need to make it a habit to participate in the Friday sessions going forward.
4. Generally, the strategy of writing out the "essential items" each day seems to be working well.
5. Small, subtle changes to make
1. Get started at 9 am every morning.
2. Add 1 day of weight training
3. Check email 3x a day