The routine of the work week and the pressure of our job responsibilities can often get the best of us. However, whether it's putting more effort into your job, or finding one that makes you truly happy, its time to commit to your career.
"Today is the 5th of December, as I have seen what problems wb has, I decided to hold the first sale for the 2026 year because of all the problems that is happening right now at Wb warehouse"
"Went to school today for my final chem lab from 2-4:45pm. Forgot to take a picture. I also had a chem tutor in the morning for two hours. For some reason, I feel really drained today. "
"Post 1: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRzgOSXDgr3/?igsh=ZWZ1azlpYXlvbmQ0
Post 2: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR020enDozd/?igsh=MThka3luNWtieHpkNQ==
Post 3: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR07dTwjqSh/?igsh=MTJsd2FiaWZ4eDNsdg=="
"-today I will watch the start of a full course on computer science.
video chosen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mAITcNt710 (might change later)
currently listening to 1 A.M Study Session Lofi 🎵
Notes:
•"Computer science isn't about sitting in isolation with your computer, it's problem solving altogether."
•"There's nothing more gratifying then getting something to work in a field like this."
•"what ultimately matters in this course is not so much where you end up relative to your classmates but where you end up relative to yourself when you began"
Binary
000 -> 0
001 -> 1
010 -> 2
011 -> 3
100 -> 4
101 -> 5
1 zero = 1 bit 1 one = one bit
123
100, 10, 1 (10^2, 10^1, 10^9)
###
2^2, 2^1, 2^0
count higher than 7? -> add a bit.
what about the alphabet?
A = 01000001 = 65
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
1 byte = 8 bits
ASKII -> Unicode
Time reached: 36:05
tomorrow: continue the video"
"- scheduled and prepared for London meetings (10 meetings including potential sponsors and their chiefs of staff, mentors, stakeholders who need to approve of my candidacy)
- met with Tarek Chouman (Senior MD) in Dubai
- reviewed market strategy and other docs on cross functional topics + continued work on cross functional projects that can give visibility "
"Even before trying to get into enterprise certifications, i have decided to use the video books to read tech books again and change my career path instead of reading more books related to product management. I also have to keep applying to remote opportunities before I can begin."
"I'm struggling! But I think I'm going to start doing record speed-dating like Jenny did with books... Sort of. Just compete with myself to see how many notes I can finish in an hour. Shoot for an hour a day rather than 35 records a day because that's just a lot. And I will get caught up this way. It's more manageable. It'll take longer. But I should be able to actually do it. Because when I succeeded at this before, I was doing 40 minutes a day rather than a set number of records. I think that was good. So...starting with 60 minutes a day this week, and then we'll see if we want to increase that or stick there. (and I can do more if I'm on a roll, of course!)"
"Nov 29 2025
Today was eventful. Continue tasking through Spanish program, tracked and fixed billing issue, renewed health insurance, tracked StickK losses, research for credit card, etc.."
"It was an incredibly frustrating mixing day. I failed at trying to fix the dynamic range with a limiter on the master, I think because of the return tracks summing up and doubling the volume. I couldn't find a way to fix it, and I think it's time to lay that track to rest. I feel like I got as far as I could with it. I'll start a new one today, following a course this time. "
"Nov 28th 2025
Today I applied to jobs, corrected confusion with support on tuition for Spanish program. Attended a virtual consultation screening for job, simulated a mock interview, and sorted through bills."
"more solid -- mcii: if neighbor or turo cohost go psycho, i do my best step and move forward. doc wants me to try vyvanse. ok. strattera + focalin are going on now. risk seems low so that's good. there must be an element of i dont want to to the immediate task even if i want other parts of the task and the overall goal. in some ways, i may never be able to either figure it out or have mastery. i must keep moving. a warm room feels good even on 11/28 with all gas down. cool. cold water in the tub oddly feels very good. working with yebin is nice. an older istp like wendy will be a lot better. running 10M, cuts a 750k check. wow. in that sense the returns and distractions from real estate and other ventures pale in comparison. good to get closer to vc yields and perhaps a disruptive structure. time to wrap things up. i feel good on the aob even though what i needed to do several months ago was scrub the record and make notes and feed them to chatgpt but i am there now and gpt is better and by the luck of god, I have a shot. i can craft other plays in parallel."
"Nov 27th 2025
Today I sorted through email. I followed up with employment opportunities. I scheduled phone screenings and other interview possibilities. I applied to other jobs. I began my goal to learn multiple foreign languages.
Ref do not fail me. Starting anew"
"Today I felt better, went to the lribary and worked on the entwork analysis. I did soem brainstorming, thought about what kind of plots I want to make and tidied up the code"
"I have decided to find enterprise software with certifications and move to getting more certifications to be able to get into tech eventually, instead of trying to become a coder, it would be easier to get certified in tech and slowly transition to tech roles. I willl be finding more tech certifications and go into a tech certification hoarding cycle"
"Nov 23rd 2025
Hi Ref.
Thanks for the assist. Composing time lapse is arduous, time consuming, and complicated at times. I plan to be busy Monday thru Sunday w hobbies, plus a full time job come December… I’m at a point where I trust myself to be productive daily, without the need for check ins and time lapses and SticKK. In fact creating time has had me going to bed at 2am many nights. I’m over it.
Productive day today. Started 1Pm. Ended 10Pm.
Thanks. Please remove your ref status. This contract will be deleted soon…"
"Completed this week
- Catch-up with Kashif
o "fair" that I should pursue my promotion when certain to be in a good position, but if Ed is up for promotion next then I should definitely be too
o SAMA, KIA, PIF, Finstreet make for a good narrative for my recent impact
o list of names of sponsor candidates is good. Tarek Chouman: not very close. Ahmed: a bit less influential.
o Use L'Imad to gain visibility with Charles
o Have lunch with Ali to learn about exact steps
- Catch-up with Stefan
o Stefan expressed confidence in near-term business performance, citing strong utilization and revenue, but warned about fragile global markets, geopolitical risks, and overvaluation in private assets. Both Stefan and Alessio noted that a downturn could boost demand for advisory services. Pension fund vulnerabilities and valuation issues in credit and private markets were highlighted as systemic risks. Resource planning focused on the Middle East team’s growth to 20 members, onboarding needs, and leadership bandwidth concerns, with the Abu Dhabi hub expected to improve cohesion. Project prioritization emphasized selectivity due to high utilization, targeting strategic sectors like pensions and insurance. Cross-regional collaboration challenges emerged, including reliance on US talent, time zone issues, and execution risks in projects like Beacon. Stefan advocated building capacity in India to leverage talent and reduce costs. Leadership gaps and key-man risk, particularly in the US team, were flagged, alongside dysfunction and poor communication among senior leaders. Protecting high performers from burnout and clarifying roles were deemed critical.
o The meeting ended with personal anecdotes about weekend plans, music, and hobbies, reflecting a collegial atmosphere and shared interests outside of work.
- Catch-up with Matthias
- Catch-up with Philippe
o You need consensus in MD group in FMA before nominations are made. You find out if you'll be allowed to be put up for promotion in early April (MDs will decide before that)
o Form is submitted in May. You need to have trusted people to review it for you
o In the Form you need to convey value of what you do beyond numerical terms (FMA is always small revenue), find other ways to capture value
o Don't be too pushy for next year. "I aspire - would love that to be next year but what advice can you give me". Be prepared for promotion to potentially be 2027. If you look too pushy for 2026, you will come across as immature.
o All conversations with potential sponsors should always be positioned as requesting advice on promotion process. Make people invested in helping you.
o Stakeholders: you need at least 2 ppl to really fight for you, spend their own political capital. Put at least 2 big names, + one name of someone who knows you closely
o Kashif should help engineer exposure. He needs to bring me to committees
o Most managers who bring candidates for promotion will spend 6-12 months telling MDs across regions about their candidate, so their names will be known to decision makers well in advance of the promotion process. Managers introduce the candidate to relevant people.
- Booked London and Milan trips
- Prepared email note to broadcast PIF commercial win (pending review from Kashif)
- Rescheduled meeting with Ali based on suggestion from Kashif (meet in person in Kuwait for deeper conversation)
"
"got back into the code, made it now run and work with eahc part; could read in the big chunks of povernight models I already ran; extracting metadata works and making lists; now comparing the strict and the loose network"
