Ask HN: What do you track?

Re:Ask HN: What do you track? by AKhoo on Friday April 05, 2019 @08:54PM (#19588443)

Quantitatively, there's two things I track daily: (1) My progress at the gym (which, surprisingly I track in an ongoing draft email*) and (2) the number of productive work hours I've worked that day (to make sure I'm not just bumming around).

Qualitatively, I have a bunch of reflection questions I ask myself in the AM and in the PM and I log my answers in a journal electronically. LMK if you'd like to learn more!

P.S. Is this crazy? Does anyone else keep a running notepad using draft emails?

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Re:Ask HN: What do you track? by miguelrochefort on Saturday April 06, 2019 @04:35AM (#19589875)

I'd like to learn more.

Yes, I think it's crazy to keep gym progress in an ongoing draft email. If you discard the draft, you lose everything. I frequently take notes by sending emails to myself (and replying to that email to add details), but I never leave it as a draft.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you track? by AKhoo on Thursday April 18, 2019 @06:36PM (#19695401)

IT HAPPENED. I clicked the wrong button on my phone today and lost a few months of notes. Instantly thought of this message haha. Going to transition to Google Keep instead....

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Re:Ask HN: What do you track? by AKhoo on Sunday April 07, 2019 @03:13PM (#19599197)

Haha, that's a great point.

Entrepreneurship is a big focus for me right now, so here's what I log every day:

In the AM: (1) What are the current goals for different areas of my life and what does it mean I have to do today? (2) What are the biggest challenges I have with #1? What are the skills I wish I had right now which would have been really helpful? --> Those seem like good areas to research and read up on.

In the PM: (1) What are my accomplishments today? (2) What were my total # of productive hours? (3) What am I grateful for today?

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