Monthly Review: April 2020

Phew what a month - April felt longer than usual with the effects of circuit breaker, alongside the socioeconomic roller coaster. There had been many lessons learned and so many moments to be grateful.

Here's April's review:

1. Stick to a workout regime - achieved. I had previously marked this goal as irrelevant owing to the circuit breaker notice. Though at a lower intensity and slower pace I am personally surprised I managed to work out and run 2-4 times per week .
2. Read one book - achieved. I finished two books (the Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll; the Technology Trap by Carl B. Frey)
3. Wake up early - did not achieve. I'm struggling for a proper morning routine at this point. Time and day knows no boundaries at home. I have to modify my routine around this.
4. Blog once a week - achieved. I blog twice per week in April.
5. Have five hours to myself every week - achieved. I wouldn't count this as a goal anymore given the whole situation lol.
6. Understand my personal finances better - achieved. Finally created a simplistic tracker that I know I would religiously update and opened accounts properly. I'm even reading a book about it (the book has a super cheesy title hahah - I love how it's being written in such a "millennial" fashion.) Definitely more to come :)
7. Understand aerospace industry better - achieved. My lunchtime guilty pleasure. My meal breaks were made up of aviation/aerospace news on Youtube. Additionally, making it a point to read just one article about the industry proved extremely useful. (you really don't just read one article because you tend to want to find out more lol)
8. Understand C&B more in depth - achieved. Possibly my proudest personal achievement this month. Still a long way to go but I love how I was - time to time - mind blown by the effects of job grades and salaries.
9. Pick up on one language - did not achieve. Hindsight, I've read 3 pages of the journey to the west (corrected by my book loaner lol)'s children's book in mandarin and typed an email in Indonesian. Send help!

Things that went well

1. I learned to enjoy staying at home (though I was tittering in misery after the announcement 21 April) while working on things I found value in. I even kept on with my 30-day challenge, personally impressed!
2. I had a lot more reflection done that kept me opportunistic during these times. I also learned to be more grateful.
3. Because of what I've been working on these few months in my personal life, I'm able to work so much more efficiently both professionally and personally.

Things I can improve on

1. I struggle more with inertia than with focus this month - I need to be curiously aware about this.
2. Counter to the first point, I also need to find ways to tackle moments of burn out - while I deal with it a lot better now, time to time I need to learn that it is okay to pause without feeling bad!
3. I still struggle with social interactions, especially with circuit breaker - bad texting is my flaw lol :( I'll find a way to work around this.

May may be interesting!