2026 February summary

Last log was last week so this is more of a week summary.

While I haven't completely fixed my mindless scrolling habit, I have managed to write my diary entry every day. I didn't expect it to be too thoughtful, but it did help me to be mindful of what happened, and notice what I did right or wrong.

I still haven't started reading new book since the end of January, nor have I finished my reviews of the old books.

As for personal projects, I haven't had the mental energy left for it. During a after-Tết meeting, my boss has mentioned that side projects are good actually, as it is more interesting stuff and helps develop new skills¹; that I agree with, so I assume that's a nod that I can do my personal projects as long as all the dayjob tasks are done. Alas, they're never done, and I'm so drained I don't even want to touch code after work, even if that's something I want to work on. I think in the next month, I'll get back to drawing, which is something that isn't related to coding, until I recover and find back the energy to work on free software.