October 2022 OKR Review

Status review and tracking for my personal OKRs to apply some accountability for making progress towards the goal.

Current OKRs

Focus on focusing

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

    • Status: 9 books completed (90% of goal), 1 books in progress.
    • This Month: Finished reading Assembly

  2. Work less than 5 days during 26 weeks of the year

    • Status: 23 weeks with less than 5 days
    • This Month: 3 of 5 weeks with less than 5 days

  3. Keep daily phone screen time under 4 hrs

    • Status: 16/37 weeks with screen time under 4 hrs total, 25/37 weeks with non-reading screen time under 4 hrs
    • This Month: 1 of 4 weeks under 4 hours, 2 of 4 weeks non-reading time under 4 hours
Date Screen Time Non-Reading Screen Time Reading Time Social (Total) Games (Total) Notes
Jan 2-8 -- -- -- -- -- Missed due to 3 week retention policy
Jan 9-15 -- -- -- -- -- Missed due to 3 week retention policy
Jan 16-22 4h 29m 3h 33m 56m 9h 47m 5h 48
Jan 23-30 4h 18m 4h 1m 17m 12h 17m 7h Significantly dropped off reading time
Jan 31-Feb 5 3h 50m 3h 27m 23m 9h 53m 4h 49m 11% drop in total time from last week
Feb 6-Feb 12 3h 51m 3h 11m 40m 12h 8m 3h 56m
Feb 13-Feb 20 4h 56m 4h 24m 32m 10h 13m 3h 28m On vacation so total usage up, games/social down
Feb 20-Feb 27 4h 31m 3h 59m 32m 10h 1m 4h 9m
Feb 28-Mar 6 4h 42m 4h 37m 37m 13h 13m 1h 33m Big Sky trip, much higher Messages and Twitter usage
Mar 6-Mar 13 4h 12m 4h 9m 24m 8h 54m 4h 13m Leslie out of town, killing time with more games apparently 😆
Mar 13-Mar 20 4h 32m 4h 32m 0m 8h 57m 5h 8m Yowza, gotta watch those games...
Mar 20-Mar 27 3h 30m 3h 24m 44m 7h 32m 5h 16m It got WORSE even with less time overall. Putting a lid on these going forward
Mar 27-Apr 3 3h 35m 3h 29m 42m 10h 36m 1h Great correction on the Games category -- numbers were manually adjusted to account for my phone thinking I spent 13+ hours on a website (I didn't)
Apr 3-Apr 10 3h 29m 3h 23m 46m 8h 39m 39m
Apr 10-Apr 17 4h 6m 3h 23m 43m 8h 56m 34m
Apr 17-Apr 24 5h 20m 4h 52m 3h 7m 11h 8m 1h 31m Boston Marathon week - spent a lot of time texting, reading, and on Twitter 🤷‍♂️
Apr 24-May 1 4h 2m 3h 1h 2m 9h 35m 39m
May 1-May 8 4h 38m 3h 37m 1h 1m 11h 6m 36m Working vacation, checking Twitter more to stay in touch (also, Roe v. Wade leak happened)
May 8-May 15 3h 33m 3h 3m 30m 10h 8m 1h 4m
May 15-May 22 3h 8m 2h 43m 25m 8h 37m 52m
May 22-May 29 2h 42m 2h 24m 18m 7h 2m 53m Work intensity has been picking up forcing me to a laptop more often
May 29-Jun 5 3h 15m 3h 5m 10m 8h 31m 37m
Jun 5-Jun 12 3h 28m 3h 16m 12m 8h 16m 45m
Jun 12-Jun 19 3h 2m 3h 2m 0m 6h 54m 44m Reading has fallen off a lot lately, trying to focus more on that going forward
Jun 19-Jun 26 3h 26m 2h 57m 29m 9h 14m 1h 5m
Jun 26-Jul 3 3h 20m 3h 12m 8m 9h 18m 1h 3m With a fair amount of travel coming up, hoping to push that reading time back up
Jul 3-Jul 10 4h 3m 3h 42m 21m 9h 1m 38m Travel to Utah meant more Netflix watching on the plane, but also more reading!
Jul 10-Jul 17 4h 45m 3h 14m 1h 31m 7h 20m 17m Project Hail Mary was very captivating!
Jul 17-Jul 24 4h 34m 4h 5m 29m 9h 24m 20m
Jul 24-Jul 31 3h 51m 3h 36m 15m 8h 14m 1h 7m
Jul 31-Aug 7 4h 10m 3h 46m 24m 7h 39m 38m
Aug 7-Aug 14 5h 28m 5h 26m 2m 8h 45m 52m Watched nearly the entire final season of Better Call Saul on the plane, probably should have read a bit more...
Aug 14-Aug 21 4h 8m 4h 1m 7m 7h 43m 1h 21m One day account for 11.5 hours (traveling/movies on the plane) where every other day was under 4 hours
Aug 21-Aug 28 3h 22m 3h 8m 14m 8h 24m 2h 15m
Aug 28-Sep 4 -- -- -- -- -- Upgrade to iOS 16 has a bug that drops screen time data (apparently)
Sep 4-Sep 11 -- -- -- -- -- Upgrade to iOS 16 has a bug that drops screen time data (apparently)
Sep 11-Sep 18 -- -- -- -- -- Upgrade to iOS 16 has a bug that drops screen time data (apparently)
Sep 18-Sep 25 4h 59m 4h 46m 13m 8h 45m 12h 41m I was told to play a mindless game when I was stressed/anxious/depressed. Not sure how to process that weekly Games number given that recommendation
Sep 25-Oct 2 3h 37m 3h 26m 9m 9h 6m 5h 35m Reigning the games back in a bit, social bumped from travel over the weekend.
Oct 2-Oct 9 3h 55m 3h 43m 12m 9h 22m 7h
Oct 9-Oct 16 4h 8m 3h 38m 30m 9h 33m 2m Huge drop-off in games this round (intentional)
Oct 16-Oct 23 4h 54m 4h 34m 20m 8h 27m 2m
Oct 23-Oct 30 7h 32m 7h 17m 15m 11h 17m 43m Spike is from travel and watching movies/tv on my phone on the plane and train. Twitter use went up as well due to killing time in airports.

Be a better citizen of the planet

  1. Visit 3 National Parks

    • Status: 2 National Parks visited (Joshua Tree National Park, Acadia National Park)
    • This month: No new national parks

  2. Keep median monthly energy usage for my household under 620kWh

    • Status: Median above: 676 kWh
Month Value (kWh) Current Median (kWh)
January 937.9 937.9
February 789.9 863.9
March 943.6 937.9
April 690 863.9
May 660 789.9
June 631 739.95
July 710 710
August 662 700
September 521 690
October 630 676
  1. Offset 16x my 2021 carbon footprint (2021 footprint: 117,649 lbs of CO2e / 53.36 tonnes)
    • Status: 190.375 tonnes
    • This month: 4.275 tonnes (monthly Ecologi offset: 50% Renewables, 50% Transport), 1.75 tonnes (monthly Terrapass offset: funding carbon reduction projects), 21.77 tons of CO2 (Purpose On The Planet offset: tree planting).

Change up my historical patterns and tendencies

  1. Read 5 fiction books
    • Status: 4 books completed (80% of goal)
    • This Month: Finished reading Assembly
  2. Run with other people (non-races) 20 times
    • Status: 21 non-race runs with others
    • This month: Logan, Leslie x 4
  3. Initiate contact with 6 family members or friends each month
    • Status: 10/10 months
    • This month: 13 conversations initiated (Katherine, James, Aimee, Steve, Dan, Jon, Isabella, Shawn, Adam F, Laura, Jenny, Uche, Robby)