Month 4! Little late, but still here! Let’s check how I’ve been doing.

Quick refresher: the aim of the blog is to make me publicly accountable for actually progressing in my hobbies, alongside using Beeminder to fine me if I miss the goal. The three I’m currently tracking and their monthly targets are:

  • Reading: Finish one book per month
  • Writing: Write four posts here per month covering one of the activities (500 word minimum)
  • Pool/snooker - play/practice five times a month

However, I made the decision to take a week off the pool/snooker target this month. My cold/flu symptoms hit a real peak, and combined with social interaction and major changes in routine (very late nights around Christmas and New Years, in part because fireworks kept screwing with my dog). I did this by pausing my Beeminder for 1 week, which can been seen in the graph at the bottom with the flat red line.

✅ Reading

Another two books finished - The Traitor’s Hand, and Death or Glory, both by Sandy Mitchell. Reviews listed below. I now have three books currently on the go:

  • Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss on Kindle
  • Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
  • How To ADHD by Jessica McCabe The Kindle remains untouched. I may have to relegate this off my active reading list.

Kafka is slowly but surely progressing, and I am dealing with the weirdness much better this time around, so pretty confident it’ll be read this month.

How to ADHD was a Christmas present from my wife following my diagnosis. I have another ADHD book (alongside a fair few others) to get through too, so I’m definitely not short of reading material.

✅ Writing

4 posts for the month, 1 a week:

✅ Pool/Snooker

Managed four sessions, including a marathon 7 hour session Christmas Day. Completely wiped me the next day, but did it.

Beeminder

Still ahead on all at time of writing, so still pretty good. Seriously considering increasing the books target next quart though, especially if I still manage two this month.