March 2021 OKR Review

Status review for OKRs to apply some accountability for making progress towards the goal.

Current OKRs

Be more focused

  1. Complete 10 books and summary/takeaway write-ups this calendar year

    • Status: 2 books completed (20% of goal), 2 books in progress.
    • Completed Books: Accelerate, News Of The World

  2. Write 1 new blog post per month

  3. Maintain 30% focus time (2+ hour blocks) at work per week

    • Status: Have not met the 30% bar yet, March is tracking under as well but set a new peak of 27.78%.
Date Focus Time %
Jan 3-9 21.11%
Jan 10-16 22.22%
Jan 17-23 18.06%
Jan 24-30 25.56%
Jan 31-Feb 6 20.00%
Feb 7-Feb 13 14.44%
Feb 14-Feb 20 0.00%
Feb 21-Feb 27 22.22%
Feb 28-Mar 6 27.78%
Mar 7-Mar 13 8.89%
Mar 14-Mar 20 24.44%

Become a better friend and family member

  1. Connect with 5 friends per week

    • Status: No hard metrics, qualitatively getting closer to the bar but not there yet.
    • COVID vaccinations, March Madness/sports, and Spring time seems to have naturally improved this.

  2. Connect with 2 family members per week

    • Status: Have missed 1 week in February otherwise met requirement.

  3. Connect with 2 new co-workers per month

    • Status: Increased average to 5 per month for Jan/Feb/Mar.
    • Planning and roadmap exercises at work have contributed to the increase here.

Explore the natural world to gain better perspective on the planet

  1. 1 10k+ trail run per week and 2 first-time trails per month
    • Status: Successful in January and March, unsuccessful in February due to hamstring injury and no running for 4-6 weeks.
  2. Visit 3 National Parks
    • Status: 1 National Park visited.
  3. Know history and present-day leadership for 3 Native American tribes
    • Status: Started reading about Coast Salish. Will look into Confederate Tribes of Warm Springs and Peroria next.