Quarantine — Day 14
Full focus. Gaining traction on both open source and side hustle.
This post is part of an ongoing series in which I document my journey through the COVID-19 quarantine. See Day 1 for full context.
Quick update
Made really good progress on rmind
, my new open source project. Pivoted real quick from the initial, working solution as it required some low, dark permissions in the OS. Will work with Apple Reminders directly.
I logged into Twitter to see what people are talking about in tech but, again, it was a bad idea. I found nothing interesting, it was mostly a waste of time (+60 mins). Also checked HN & DEV.to, that was a bit more productive as I got to find some cool resources.
Put 2 hours of work in my contract work from Toptal and, after that, kept working on my initiative to write a book on my learnings for remote work.
Overall, I feel it was a pretty good, productive day - full of learnings (learned about Applescript, which was totally new to me).
2 weeks in quarantine have had no significant impact on me, at least mentally. Keeping focused, busy and motivated has helped my mental sanity a lot. I keep waking up early (4:50am) - mornings are a blessing, for real.
Data Report
Highlights
- Avoid news: Yes
- Write blog: Yes
- Personal growth: Yes. Kept reading Before you know it - John Bargh.
- Wake up 5:00 am: Yes
- Workout: No
- Help someone: Yes
- Time wasted < 90 mins: No
Finances
- Spent: 4 USD
- Stocks Portfolio (24h): +0.32%
- Stocks Portfolio (All time): +2.81%
- Cryptofolio (24h): +0.32%
- Cryptofolio (All time): +22.8%
Stay tuned.
I'm Carlos Roso. I'm a Software Engineer at Meta. Former SDE at Amazon. Ex digital nomad at Toptal and Crossover. In love with open source and design.
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