Day 55 / 108 Challenge

#55

"I bow to know that I can find peace by being patient."

Again, not necessarily a bad quality of sleep, but I still felt groggy in the morning. I could not tolerate it anymore, and I gave in to drink a cup of coffee. I am not too sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing, but I began to feel normal again. Perhaps I was so used to being operating at 110% (thanks to caffeine) that I perceived 90% operating as feeling too groggy.

Despite my worry about my future state, I was happy about my ability to complete many tasks at work and to feel powerful during my lifts at the gym. I should just accept the fact that the benefit of drinking coffee outweighs the negatives (up to a certain point) and that I must learn how to utilize it better. I am thinking occasional detoxing to reset my tolerance should do the trick.

"Quenching is most commonly used to harden steel by including a martensite transformation, where the steel must be rapidly cooled..." - Wikipedia

The reason why I bring up quenching is because my father replied to my long hearted appreciating message with that. I was thanking my family for being so supportive of me, especially through the recent one of the most chaotic times in my life. My father described my past month as quenching, and that I must continue to move forward in order to become a stronger person. And I could not agree more. I feel like my current state is equal to austenite, and I must navigate through these challenges I brought on myself to become harder and stronger. Just like how austenite transforms into martensite.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	No snacks
Water intake (max 2L)	2L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Exam prep 1 & 2 review
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	PUSH DAY 1. Bench press 195lb 4x3 2. Close grip bench press 175lb 4x3 3A. 1.5 incline DB press 50lb 4x5 3B. BB curl 50lb 4x8 4A. Dips +50lb 4x6 4B. DB curl 22.5lb 4x6 5. Leg raises + 30s boat hold (30s rest) 4x10
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(PRODUCE) Daily Market Digest

Should've/Would've/Could've

-- Hoping the consequences of coffee is not too bad. Great work today though.

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