Epicycle 1
Week 1
September 9th, 2013
Going? Not that fast… Do CrossFit!
So, I’m writing this a second time because during the first one this program froze, so I forced it to quit, and lost all my writing since I didn’t save it. Crap!
Today was our first real MPC day. Like the ones we were used to; having morning meeting, dialogues, individual work, more dialogues, and debriefing. This is it, the “bootcamp” is over and now we are back to the real deal. It was a long day and I wasn’t that excited about being so much time in here, but I thought that things would start to get better. After lunch, we tried to make a change in the schedule, to leave early, because we had individual and group work from about 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to work on our documentation proposal. A couple of groups had finished, and we thought it would be nice to work at other place instead of leaving the MPC late at night. Our proposal failed, and instead Bert decided to give the presentations later that day (they were meant for the next day – that was Tuesday). At the beginning I didn’t like the idea, but it turned out quite good. We made more progress in a shorter time, so it was positive although exhaustive.
After that long day, I needed to do some exercise so I went to CrossFit. It was wonderful. I felt good because last week I only trained Monday and Tuesday, so I was getting back on track. Plus, now I could do the workouts without restrictions since I’m now recovered of my thumb injury (I broke it about 7 weeks ago). Some say successful have some common habits and it’s known that doing exercise is one of them. I have understood it since I started building this habit. It helps in many ways; to organize yourself better, to feel better physically and emotionally, it gives you a higher self-esteem, it makes you set goals and achieve them, it gives you motivation, and in general, it just makes life better.
Going? Not that fast… Do CrossFit!
So, I’m writing this a second time because during the first one this program froze, so I forced it to quit, and lost all my writing since I didn’t save it. Crap!
Today was our first real MPC day. Like the ones we were used to; having morning meeting, dialogues, individual work, more dialogues, and debriefing. This is it, the “bootcamp” is over and now we are back to the real deal. It was a long day and I wasn’t that excited about being so much time in here, but I thought that things would start to get better. After lunch, we tried to make a change in the schedule, to leave early, because we had individual and group work from about 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to work on our documentation proposal. A couple of groups had finished, and we thought it would be nice to work at other place instead of leaving the MPC late at night. Our proposal failed, and instead Bert decided to give the presentations later that day (they were meant for the next day – that was Tuesday). At the beginning I didn’t like the idea, but it turned out quite good. We made more progress in a shorter time, so it was positive although exhaustive.
After that long day, I needed to do some exercise so I went to CrossFit. It was wonderful. I felt good because last week I only trained Monday and Tuesday, so I was getting back on track. Plus, now I could do the workouts without restrictions since I’m now recovered of my thumb injury (I broke it about 7 weeks ago). Some say successful have some common habits and it’s known that doing exercise is one of them. I have understood it since I started building this habit. It helps in many ways; to organize yourself better, to feel better physically and emotionally, it gives you a higher self-esteem, it makes you set goals and achieve them, it gives you motivation, and in general, it just makes life better.
September 10th, 2013
Getting ready to pitch
The same as yesterday, I wasn’t feeling comfortable at the MPC. I had a lot going on in my mind, and although I came here with positive energy and fully awake, I was not comfortable staying for too long in here. The main thing going on in my mind was preparing my final pitch for the shark tank of Heurística. I was a little stressed and could only think of that. I left early, worked for some time at the campus, and then went to do some exercise. I needed to liberate some energy and take of some of the stress I had. Again, doing exercise really helps you keep the balance in your life. It’s working for me. Later, I kept practicing my pitch and felt confident by the time I arrived at the shark tank. Everything went very good. I’m happy with my pitch, performance, responding to the investor’s questions, and to how the whole activity developed.
After the shark tank, I felt so relaxed. It was glory! It made me realize the value of finishing the pending things, although I still have to work on my project. But taking off that weight felt good and I slept like… someone with a profound sleep. Now, evaluating what I’m doing and the things I would like to do, some of them are not matching. I constantly keep thinking of what is my opportunity cost when I’m doing something, and if I can be somewhere else doing something more productive that would benefit me more in both the short- and long-term. I think everybody should do the same. Life is short, and if you are not doing the things you like at the moment you like (that are aligned with what you want to do with your life), then you are not living plenty. But how would you know what benefits you more in the long run? That seems to be the question we should answer. Should we leave it to time? Or to the risk of doing something else? To the recommendations of other people? Or to your intuition and reasoning? Maybe, it’s a combo of everything and one just needs to think calm and clearly before trying to answer that question that would lead us to that action.
Getting ready to pitch
The same as yesterday, I wasn’t feeling comfortable at the MPC. I had a lot going on in my mind, and although I came here with positive energy and fully awake, I was not comfortable staying for too long in here. The main thing going on in my mind was preparing my final pitch for the shark tank of Heurística. I was a little stressed and could only think of that. I left early, worked for some time at the campus, and then went to do some exercise. I needed to liberate some energy and take of some of the stress I had. Again, doing exercise really helps you keep the balance in your life. It’s working for me. Later, I kept practicing my pitch and felt confident by the time I arrived at the shark tank. Everything went very good. I’m happy with my pitch, performance, responding to the investor’s questions, and to how the whole activity developed.
After the shark tank, I felt so relaxed. It was glory! It made me realize the value of finishing the pending things, although I still have to work on my project. But taking off that weight felt good and I slept like… someone with a profound sleep. Now, evaluating what I’m doing and the things I would like to do, some of them are not matching. I constantly keep thinking of what is my opportunity cost when I’m doing something, and if I can be somewhere else doing something more productive that would benefit me more in both the short- and long-term. I think everybody should do the same. Life is short, and if you are not doing the things you like at the moment you like (that are aligned with what you want to do with your life), then you are not living plenty. But how would you know what benefits you more in the long run? That seems to be the question we should answer. Should we leave it to time? Or to the risk of doing something else? To the recommendations of other people? Or to your intuition and reasoning? Maybe, it’s a combo of everything and one just needs to think calm and clearly before trying to answer that question that would lead us to that action.
September 11th, 2013
My life is a Jelly Bean?
I have been thinking about a way of achieving my dreams, keeping track of my progress, evaluate them, and finally restate them if there’s the need. One thing that has helped me a lot (not in practice but in making a plan) was something learned during a conversation with Ana Isa. She told me she keeps a journal where every three months or something like that, she writes what she wants to learn and do during that time. She keeps track of her progress in the same journal, of some activities it’s a daily record and of others weekly. Then, after the three months, she checks if she accomplished her goals and if not, puts another date to finish them. I think that method is great! I’ll have my journal to put my goals and dreams and start accomplishing them in a more organized way. This morning meeting (Isa’s) was about that. Of realizing that our time is limited and it serve as a reminder to think of what we want to achieve and when to accomplish that. So, we saw a video called Your Life in Jelly Beans, I recommend you watch it on Youtube or wherever you’ll find it. After that, we wrote down what we wanted to achieve and when and then shared it with the others. It was a very good morning meeting activity; something that motivate us to keep moving to achieve our dreams.
The day went well, although the Mechanics dialogue was a little boring, slow, and repetitive. I reminded me of the first semester’s dialogues about Math and programming. I felt tired after this dialogue, but when we started our dialogue with Bert on Mises’s Human Action, I felt reenergized. It was great to talk about Economics and specifically the Austrian School of Economics. At the end, we read together the first page of Human Action and talked about the ideas. It was great!
My life is a Jelly Bean?
I have been thinking about a way of achieving my dreams, keeping track of my progress, evaluate them, and finally restate them if there’s the need. One thing that has helped me a lot (not in practice but in making a plan) was something learned during a conversation with Ana Isa. She told me she keeps a journal where every three months or something like that, she writes what she wants to learn and do during that time. She keeps track of her progress in the same journal, of some activities it’s a daily record and of others weekly. Then, after the three months, she checks if she accomplished her goals and if not, puts another date to finish them. I think that method is great! I’ll have my journal to put my goals and dreams and start accomplishing them in a more organized way. This morning meeting (Isa’s) was about that. Of realizing that our time is limited and it serve as a reminder to think of what we want to achieve and when to accomplish that. So, we saw a video called Your Life in Jelly Beans, I recommend you watch it on Youtube or wherever you’ll find it. After that, we wrote down what we wanted to achieve and when and then shared it with the others. It was a very good morning meeting activity; something that motivate us to keep moving to achieve our dreams.
The day went well, although the Mechanics dialogue was a little boring, slow, and repetitive. I reminded me of the first semester’s dialogues about Math and programming. I felt tired after this dialogue, but when we started our dialogue with Bert on Mises’s Human Action, I felt reenergized. It was great to talk about Economics and specifically the Austrian School of Economics. At the end, we read together the first page of Human Action and talked about the ideas. It was great!