Coffee Space – Coffee Space

19/10/2021

Today I need to make a large decision regarding my PhD. Just the thought of making the decision is making me nervous, but a decision must be made.

Done?	Est	Act	Task
`[x]`	60m	60m	Prepare main meal
`[ ]`	60m		Morning wash
`[x]`	120m	120m	Check RSS feeds
`[x]`	20m	20m	Daily brief
`[x]`	30m	30m	Dry clothes
`[x]`	30m	30m	PhD: Arrange next meeting
`[x]`	30m	30m	PhD: Prepare agenda
`[ ]`	120m		PhD: Prepare plan
`[x]`	60m	60m	PhD: Meeting
`[ ]`	30m		Backup hard drive
`[ ]`	240m		Review HITL journal paper
`[ ]`	240m		CS: Black hole idea
`[ ]`	240m		CS: Iris Messenger reboot
`[ ]`	30m		Purchase new phone battery
`[ ]`	30m		Switch in phone sim to old phone
`[ ]`	30m		Check visa and passport tracking
`[ ]`	30m		Reply Facebook comment
`[ ]`	30m		Reply Zulip
`[ ]`	30m		Pay rent
`[x]`	120m	120m	Shopping trip
`[x]`	240m	240m	Upgrade Ubuntu
	1820m	710m	Totals

The PhD meeting went about as well as it could. I made my decision and justified it, but it didn’t make it any easier. We’ll see in good time whether it was the right choice.