One highlight

Aced the 84 km cycling race — broke all my personal PRs. It was challenging but worth it, and the indoor training really paid off.

Work

Got appreciation in the all-hands team for my work on the last project. It’s given to one engineer each month, so this is a meaningful recognition. Trying to not let AI hijack my brain — that’s been a focus, too.

Fitness

Last two weeks were cycling-focused, and now I’m shifting back to general fitness and cycling practice. The race is behind me, and it feels good to have that milestone done.

Tech & learning

Continuing on CS Primer . I’m jumping between topics right now just to build interest, but I’ll complete everything in the next six months. There’s a lot to cover. It’s good that it references the same books I’ve been using for building my CS knowledge — Computer Systems: A Programmer’s Perspective and Designing Data-Intensive Applications. Spent around 14 hours the last two weeks solving problems and grasping theory.

Read / watched / listened to

• Nothing notable this week.

What’s next

Focus back on fitness and cycling, and keep pushing through CS Primer. At work, continue with current tasks while staying mindful of not letting AI take over.