[2/27] 2026 Goal Progress: Company Direction Solidified
I declared several goals before. Here's my progress update. This is basically my "Am I actually doing this?" accountability session.
Health
Personal Training Session 6
Weights are steadily going up.
- Bench press: 55kg × 1 rep, 50kg × 5 reps, then 40kg × 10 reps
- Deadlift: 70kg × 10 reps for 2 sets, 60kg for 1 set
- Squat: Tried 70kg but form collapsed, so went back to 60kg
Free weight squats are hard to get the form right. But I can feel the muscle building.
My deltoids and chest have clearly gotten thicker. Posture is fixed too. Upper body training repeatedly brings shoulder blades together and drops shoulders, so posture naturally improves. I feel like I even got taller.
What's subtly nice is that I no longer hurt my neck when holding my kid. Before, even a little bit of holding would make me think "oh no," but now it's pretty easy. (Long periods are still tough though.)
Early Rising Habit Is Setting In
Everyone goes to sleep between 9 PM and before 11 PM, and I wake up at 5:30 AM earliest, 7 AM latest. No brain fog, feeling good.
Maybe it's because I've built stamina from the gym, my life rhythm has settled.
Choosing Not to Drink
There was a drinking party this week. I used to force myself to drink, but this time I decided not to.
To begin with, alcohol doesn't agree with my body. Even one drink makes my face turn bright red, and no joke, my stomach is off for about 4 days. It's way beyond a hangover. I've never even thought it tastes good.
What was I doing drinking all this time?
As it turned out, it was perfectly fun without drinking. There were other soft-drink-only members too, and nobody said anything. I'm done drinking. This is final.
Work
Company Direction Is Solidified
The future direction of the company has become concrete. It's at the "just need to execute" stage now.
When I shared it with the team, I got reactions like "this is great" and "looks fun." I can tell they're motivated, which makes me really happy.
Meetings While AI Works
There were many meetings this week. But if I give AI instructions before meetings start, by the time meetings end, about two tasks are done. This world has been realized. Amazing.
What I delegate includes coding work, feedback handling, minor bug fixes, brainstorming for documents, etc.
New Problem: Work Hours While AI Is Working
That said, new problems have emerged.
If AI is coding away while I'm away for personal errands, is this work time? Are we shifting to output-based evaluation? There's a sense that a paradigm shift is coming.
This needs to be sorted out.
Money
NISA Account Issue, Finally Resolved
Portfolio policy is to not change it for about a year. It's down, but I believe AI and tech stocks are strong, so I'll watch patiently.
And the NISA account issue I'd been dragging for years is finally about to be resolved. The account I didn't know where I'd opened has finally been identified, and from this year I should be able to trade in NISA instead of a specified account. People around me say "that's dumb," but it's solved so it's fine.
English Learning: Duolingo 57 Days Streak
Duolingo is at 57 consecutive days. I want to praise myself here.
I was out a lot this week, and I noticed that I could mostly understand what foreign tourists were saying. I'd probably panic if suddenly spoken to, but being able to understand conversation content somewhat is happy progress.
However, I haven't been able to publish English blogs. I have tons of ideas stocked in Obsidian, but I can't start. AI could produce outputs, but there's also the feeling of wanting to do this grindingly myself. Finding blocks of time is the challenge.
Closing Thoughts
I have about 5 things I need to do privately, and I'm making progress bit by bit every day. It looks like all the fuzzy things lingering in my head will be resolved this year, which is exciting.
Both work and private life have big things to handle, but I want to properly rest, not break the Kindle habit, and persist.
With guts.