Goals revisited

To anyone who just reads my blog for the tech content, here’s another one you’ll want to skip over. This is an update on my blog post from three months ago, where I listed four medium term goals.

1: Learn to drive

I’ve been having lessons. They’re terribly expensive, but I’m getting there. I’m currently working on some of the manoeuvres, and next lesson promises to introduce the parallel park.

2: Finish my PhD thesis

I’m currently taking a week and a half off from work in order to work on it. There’s a lot of stuff that’s complete, but a lot still to do!

3: Get my house sorted ready for new housemates in September

I’ve found and commissioned a builder to partition the rooms. I’m currently working frantically to sort out various issues, as two new housemates are in fact moving in in July. It doesn’t help that everything keeps going wrong: the shower has just broken, which is another £400 to fix! Still, I am progressing with things.

4: Make sure I regularly meet with friends

I’ve been doing a fair bit of this. The problem is mainly that with all the other things on my to-do list, finding the time is harder! Still, I don’t feel I’m doing too badly here.

So, to conclude: this blog entry was written for my own benefit, rather than that of my readers. It’s important to remind myself that, when every task that gets completed just serves to throw another five new ones my way, I am actually making progress. If anyone else is feeling that they never accomplish anything, or that they’re overwhelmed by their to-do list, try writing a goals list like this one and revisit it after three months. You might be surprised!