📝 Daily Log

Document every day. Even bad ones. Especially bad ones.

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📋 How This Works

The Format: 4 sections per day

• Did - What you actually accomplished (be honest)
• Learned - Anything new, even small realizations
• Blocked - What's stopping you (or write "nothing")
• Tomorrow - Top 1-3 priorities for next day

The Rules:

1. Log every single day - no exceptions
2. Write before going to bed
3. Be honest - this is for you, not for show
4. Even "bad" days deserve a log
5. Keep tomorrow's list short (1-3 items max)

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January 2026

📅 Jan 30 (Thu)

Did:

• Set up life documentation structure
• Organized goals into clear categories
• Created tracking system

Learned:

• Better organization leads to better execution
• Mermaid diagrams help visualize complex plans

Blocked:

• Nothing

Tomorrow:

• Review work priorities
• Start on Storal stabilization
• 1 LeetCode problem

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📅 Jan 31 (Fri)

Did:

Learned:

Blocked:

Tomorrow:

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February 2026

📅 Feb 1 (Sat)

Did:

Learned:

Blocked:

Tomorrow:

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📅 Feb 2 (Sun)

Did:

Learned:

Blocked:

Tomorrow:

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📅 Feb 3 (Mon)

Did:

Learned:

Blocked:

Tomorrow:

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📅 Feb 4 (Tue)

Did:

Learned:

Blocked:

Tomorrow:

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📅 Feb 5 (Wed)

Did:

Learned:

Blocked:

Tomorrow:

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📊 Weekly Review (Every Sunday)

## Week of [Start Date] - [End Date]

### 🏆 Biggest Win
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### 😅 Biggest Struggle  
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### 📈 Metrics
- LeetCode problems solved this week:
- Hours on AZ-104 study:
- Hours on Go/FRP:
- Client work completed:

### 🎯 Next Week's Focus
1. 
2. 
3. 

### 💭 What I'll Do Differently
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📅 Monthly Review (End of Month)

## [Month] 2026 - Monthly Review

### ✅ Goals Achieved
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### ❌ Goals Missed (and why)
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### 📊 Progress Metrics
| Metric | Target | Actual | Status |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| AZ-104 Progress | % | % | |
| LeetCode Total | # | # | |
| Go Projects | # | # | |
| Client Deliverables | # | # | |
| Days Logged | 30 | # | |

### 📚 Key Learnings
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### 💰 Financial
- Income this month:
- Savings this month:
- Major expenses:

### 🎯 Next Month Priorities
1. 
2. 
3. 

### 🔧 Adjustments Needed
- 

### 💭 Reflection
> 

### ❤️ Gratitude
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-

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📈 Consistency Tracker

Track your logging streak:

January 2026
S  M  T  W  T  F  S
            ✅ 30 31
⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜
⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜
⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜
⬜ ⬜

February 2026
S  M  T  W  T  F  S
⬜  1  2  3  4  5 ⬜
⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜
⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜
⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜
⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜

Legend: ✅ = Logged | ⬜ = Pending | ❌ = Missed

Goal: Never break the chain.

Consistency is Everything

The daily log is the single most important habit. Miss the workout - fine. Skip the extra LeetCode - okay. But NEVER skip the log. This is your anchor.

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💡 Tips for Better Logging

1. Time it right - Log right before bed, not next morning
2. Be specific - "Completed Storal monitoring dashboard" not "worked on stuff"
3. Capture failures too - "Failed to solve medium LeetCode, will retry tomorrow"
4. Track patterns - Re-read weekly to spot trends
5. Celebrate small wins - Even 15 productive minutes counts
6. Use "blocked" section - Writing problems down often reveals solutions

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🎯 What Good Logs Look Like

Good Example:

Did:
- Solved 2 LeetCode easy (two-sum, valid-parentheses)
- Studied AZ-104 networking section 2 hours
- Fixed Storal monitoring alert bug

Learned:
- Hash maps make two-sum O(n) instead of O(n²)
- Azure VNet peering has transitive routing limits

Blocked:
- Waiting on client feedback for Jin 4.0 requirements

Tomorrow:
- 1 LeetCode medium
- Continue AZ-104 (storage section)
- Storal load testing

Bad Example:

Did: stuff
Learned: things
Blocked: no
Tomorrow: more stuff

Be specific. This is for your future self.