Productivity Check

1. Japanese -- going very well. Studying 1-2chapters a week, progressing. Could be better but at least going forward quite well. My teacher is somewhat impressed too.

2. Working out -- not going well, haven't done anything. Realized today what my ideal diet should be:
- morning dry cappucino (dry saves calories on milk)
- regular lunch
- late afternoon snack/dry cappy
- veggies from the corner farmers market. Ie, boiled corn, cucumber, carrots, etc. Fresh stuff, really quite good for me. That plus some oatmeal maybe as dessert. I should just avoid eating dinner if possible or stuff myself w/ plain oatmeal.

3. Work -- I literally get nothing done many days. Getting worse, getting easier since I can talk to the secretary for hours on end. Haha. But seriously on this regard I feel.. I'm starting to get close to the point where I need to study again.

When I was 25 I had only 2 yrs experience but I was way ahead of the curve such that I couldn't get a job that I wanted simply because on paper I was too jr. I am sure at that time I was way better than people with double my experience but mainly because I was a nut, studying and trying to learn new stuff 24x7. I just needed some grays at that point in my career. I got those grays now, but w/ 12yrs+ of experience I'm starting to fall back under the curve technically of where a 12+yr veteran should be.

However, I'm at bank so technical skill is just 1/2 the puzzle. I've kind of been doing the same thing at the bank, waiting a few years to mature because 2yrs is worthless in terms of industry experience. I'll start getting to 3,4,5yrs where on paper I am valued.. but unlike when I was 25, I am not ahead of the curve. I should probably get into gear in this respect.. and get to par.

I guess what I am saying is that my last 6yrs been slacking from the first 6yrs of what I built up in knowledge. I should spend a few years retooling myself now for the next decades.