Markis Hernandez’s Reviews > Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done > Status Update
Markis Hernandez
is on page 62 of 272
Identifying levels of success was an interesting concept. I quickly realized that a project can have varying levels of success within them. There is also the fact that you can have multiple projects going on at once, but each of them can have varying levels of success as well. What makes this interesting is that I do not need to focus on 1 project, but rather focus on projects that fit w what I can handle successwise
— Mar 21, 2023 12:59AM
Like flag
Markis’s Previous Updates
Markis Hernandez
is 48% done
Went over the type of "blocks" we will use to manage our time. Focus blocks are for our best work projects, and we want to stick to 3 focus blocks a week when it comes to our best work projects. Recovery blocks are time we use for self-care: exercise, eating, rest, and leisure. Admin blocks are for our menial day-to-day tasks, and social blocks are for when we are spending time w others, be it for work or pleasure.
— Apr 18, 2023 11:30PM
Markis Hernandez
is 43% done
The continues on w detailing the woes of overloading ourselves w too many projects by reminding us that large-scale projects may take around a year to complete and each large-scale project has many smaller sub-projects in them, so organizing our time and being detailed w how we approach said big projects is crucial. When breaking our projects down, its useful to use action verbs so we get how to proceed weekly/daily.
— Apr 17, 2023 11:30PM
Markis Hernandez
is 38% done
Ch 5 discusses how we will gauge our time for a project. Gilkey has us thinking about "chunks" as the things we need to do for our project. We can then put chunks into different time-based categories: Tasks - 15 min, blocks - 2hrs, months, and quarters. By categorizing our chunks this was, we can better see how much time will actually be needed to complete them, or if chunks can be broken down further.
— Apr 05, 2023 02:19PM
Markis Hernandez
is on page 74 of 272
A success pack is a group of ppl who'll help you complete your project. They are: Guides, Peers, Supporters, and Beneficiaries. It's important to name specific ppl for each class and to know exactly how they can help you and how you can help them (in the case of the beneficiary). Once this is done, you must reach out to them and seek out their help or at least review what important info they have to offer regularly.
— Mar 22, 2023 09:46PM
Markis Hernandez
is on page 67 of 272
Choosing a start date is a way to add more commitment and double down on a project. This helps maintain direction when we have other projects we are working on. Once we have made start and end date commitments, we can focus on people who can help us complete our project. Charlie refers to them as our "success pack" These are the 4 kinds of ppl to put in your success pack: Guides Peers Supporters Beneficiaries
— Mar 22, 2023 12:43AM
Markis Hernandez
is on page 61 of 272
The book gets into SMART goals. Their variation is: Simple, Meaningful, Actionable, Realistic, and Trackable. I like this version. It's more open to diverse and abstract goals. It also directs us to SMARTify all our goals.
— Feb 16, 2023 08:58PM
Markis Hernandez
is on page 55 of 272
The notion of displacement (the idea that doing something means you're not doing anything else) struck a chord w me. I realize that I've been carrying all my ideas around and stabbing at them indiscriminately. Instead, I should put all the ideas down, pick out the ones that matter most, then choose one to knock out of the park. This way, I can then get closer to wholly completing another goal. This is essentially ch3
— Feb 15, 2023 09:09PM
Markis Hernandez
is on page 42 of 272
Gilkey uses the term "thrashing" to describe the reaction to our resistance toward our meaningful work. Thrashing is what we tell ourselves, how we procrastinate, or altogether avoid the work we know we should be doing. It's also picking easier work to do instead of the real work we know we should be doing. I realized that this past week I have been doing quite a bit of thrashing by prioritizing other people's work.
— Feb 14, 2023 08:50PM
Markis Hernandez
is on page 37 of 272
Along with the five challenges in the air sandwich are five keys that, in concert, help us better manage the deficits that aspects of the five challenges have on us. The five keys are: intention, awareness, boundaries, courage, and discipline. As I keep reading, a main point keeps drilling into my head: clarity and prioritizing go a long way toward accomplishment. We aren't as specific as we think we are.
— Feb 02, 2023 09:16PM
