19th of February – i didn’t shit myself👌
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9H6TJ1gid0
📅 19th of February – I Didn’t Sh*t Myself👌
🌅 A Rough Start to the Day
⏰ Time Check: 5:05 AM – Running late for work, not majorly, but I was cutting it close. By the time I got there, it was 5:52 AM, leaving no time for reading before my shift.
😴 Sleep Report:
- Woke up at 4:35 AM, meaning I only had 4.5 hours of sleep.
- Knew I wasn’t making it to the gym—so I made today an unplanned rest day.
- First rest day in a while, so I’ll jump back in tomorrow.
🎯 Key Focus for Today:
- 💼 Work mode ON – Needed to refocus and be productive.
- 🎧 Listen to my podcast – Tim Ferriss Show before work.
- 🎸 Guitar & reading as soon as I get home.
- 🏃 Do some sort of exercise, even if it’s just elliptical instead of a run.
- 🤖 AI Summary for YouTube uploads – Noticed blog traffic increasing but needed to automate the summaries for efficiency.
- 🛂 Print passport documents – Prepping everything for upcoming travel.
🔥 Gratitude for the Day:
- 🥡 Past me for prepping my lunchbox – Saved me from rushing in the morning.
- 🍽️ Leftovers are MVPs – Grabbed cooked pork from the fridge, packed my food in under 30 seconds.
- ⏰ Didn’t sleep through my alarm – Could’ve been a repeat of last month when I forgot to set alarms.
💀 Falling Asleep at Work & Gut Problems
By 7:40 AM, I was already wrecked. The lack of sleep hit HARD, and I ended up:
- 😴 Falling asleep at work FOUR times.
- 🪑 Almost fell out of my chair multiple times.
- 🧠 Brain felt completely foggy.
🫠 The Worst Part?
- 💩 Stomach was in chaos – Had to run to the bathroom four times.
- 🚨 Gut felt off the entire day—definitely not a fun time.
- 😓 Might be run down from everything I’ve been doing.
🏃 Evening Run – Against All Odds
Despite feeling completely dead, I got home and thought:
“I NEED to do something.”
🌧️ Weather:
Storm clouds rolling in, no rain yet. If I went now, I had a small window before getting drenched.
🏃♂️ Final Results:
- 📏 Distance: 4.42KM – My longest outdoor run ever.
- ⏱️ Time: 34 minutes & 16 seconds.
- 🔥 Didn’t stop to walk once.
😂 Biggest Win?
Didn’t sh*t myself. Absolute victory.
🥤 Post-Run Recovery & Reward System
- 🚿 Came home, had a shower.
- 🥤 Made a protein shake—added peanut butter as a treat.
- 📖 15 minutes of reading – Prioritized it since I was behind on XP tracking.
- ❌ Skipped guitar today – Already 2 hours ahead in XP compared to reading, so it made sense to balance it out.
💡 Biggest Takeaway: Sometimes, you feel like sh*t but push through anyway—and end up doing something amazing.
📊 XP Tracking & Progress Update
📌 Total XP Progress (Feb 19 Update):
- ✅ Gym: 27.36 hours (Still at Iron Novice Rank 1).
- ✅ Guitar: 9.34 hours (Ahead of reading XP).
- ✅ Reading: 8.02 hours (Closing in on Apprentice Scholar Rank 1).
- ✅ Running: New personal best distance!
📌 Total Running Distance Since XP Tracking Started:
29.42KM 🏃♂️
🚀 Next Focus:
- 📖 Catch up on reading XP.
- 🏋️ Adjust workout schedule to avoid feeling completely run down.
- 🩺 Look into better gut health solutions—4 emergency bathroom trips is not normal.
🔄 Looking Ahead: Plans & Next Steps
- 📌 Emergency Response Team Interview Tomorrow – Big opportunity, hoping to nail it.
- 📌 More socializing at work – Usually keep to myself, but pushing myself to talk to more coworkers.
- 📌 Fixing my gut issues – Might switch up my diet to see what’s causing stomach problems.
- 📌 Automating XP tracking further – Need to streamline the process.
🔥 Final Thoughts
💡 Biggest Wins Today:
- ✅ Pushed through exhaustion & ran my longest distance yet.
- ✅ Made it through work without getting in trouble, despite nodding off.
- ✅ Didn’t sh*t myself mid-run.
“You’re enough. You’ve got this. Keep moving forward and crushing those goals!” 🚀
