Last sprint retro

Positives

1. I did well on meditation program, reading, and going to the gym.
2. I made progress on the ceiling and fan project but did not finish.
3. I made some improvements to this site.
4. I did some work on the app.

Negatives

1. I did not write much.
2. I was still somewhat distracted by social media.
3. The evening fitness task was not very successful.
4. I did not complete the fan and ceiling project.
5. The amount of story points completed was a lot less than last week.

Ways to improve this week

1. Continue using the FocusGuard Chrome extension. Complete 4 30-minute work sessions per day with this on. This is non-negotiable.
2. Make a plan each day for the evening fitness task, what I will do, and schedule this.
3. Change the structure of days to focus on one large project per day. Aim to get in 2-4 hours of focus work on this. The days still feel too segmented and tasks like writing and app building are not getting done. The buckets will be: improvements to this website, cooking app, kitchen work, and writing.
4. Get sprint planning done on Friday, not Monday.

Data

• Story points completed: 22.75 (Note: this stopped at Friday and did not include weekends or nights.)
• Story points not completed: 10.25
• Percentage of sprint story points completed: 69%

End of Sprint 4 Week 47

Sprint goals

• Initial story points: 34.75
• Get fan in the kitchen up. Scope dishwasher and backsplash.
• Get stuck into building the app.
• Have one day dedicated to writing and publishing.
• Have one day to continue with improvements on this site.
• Continue with wellness tasks.

Beginning of Sprint 6 Week 48

Standups

November 25

• Yesterday: Went to yoga. Textured ceiling. Got Inoreader set up as Feedly alternative and canceled Feedly Pro. Planned this week.
• Today: Went to yoga. Reading and new meditation program for this week. Focus on app planning and development. Come up with a code name for this project to refer to it easily.
• Challenges: N/A

November 26

• Yesterday: Went to yoga. Got in a rabbit hole of blocking content on LinkedIn so it’s less of a distraction. Got derailed with a phone call. Pretty bad day.
• Today: Went to the gym. Continued with stripping LinkedIn. I will add a task to the sprint because I think this was time well spent that I will get back. Start on app work.
• Challenges: N/A

November 27

November 28

November 29