This is my first summer where I don’t have a calendar created by an external entity. And honestly that was very frightening in the beginning. This might be a bad habit but I don’t really believe in a 3 month vacation after I completed my Bachelors Degree, mainly because

• I cannot afford that in this job market.
• I literally cannot afford that and
• I have no real ‘plans’ for my future set in place (like a job lined up) to not be anxious over

But I am also deathly afraid that summer is going to fly by and I would have done nothing of meaning or importance. So here is a list of things I hope to work towards this summer. Some may be quantified, others may not. May be I can come back to this on August 24th with an update?

I really hope this goes better than my new years resolutions..

• leetcode consistently (150 problems? or i am shooting myself in the foot) (i hit 130 good enough)
• resume revamp + seek feedback + job applications
• real mock interviews with strangers (imo, hardest todo)
• tinker with ML models in the form of a project (or 2)
• deploy a server based app
• consistency w the rec (3x + walks)
• crochet something for someone
• read minimum 3 books
• trip to nyc
• DL (this is a big stretch)

Maybe I should aim lower, be more realistic but I’m so used to being overly ambitious and not meeting them all yet, I usually end up fairly satisfied with the result because something is better than nothing!

To anyone else out there who doesn’t have a 9-5 this summer and is struggling to hold themselves accountable, scheduling my calendar out like I have a real job has helped a lot in terms of being productive because I am blocking out time just like I would on a job.

Fairly excited to see where this summer leads me !