Woke up at 6am.  Walked dog to rental truck.  Filled truck up with fuel.  Drove truck back to U-Haul just in time for 7am opening.  Continued dog walk.  Arrived at locksmith just before 8am opening.  Made copies of office keys for coworkers.  Popped in to office store and picked up gift wrapping paper.  Home and ready to make breakfast at 8:15am. I take much pleasure in accomplishing travelling-salesman-like challenges such as these.  Probably the key takeaway from Startical 1.0 was my propensity for " creative optimisation ".  This morning was exactly that, and it was fulfilling.

Gratuitous dog pic.

Context switch.  Mission accomplished.

Was rewarded with this beautiful morning full moon on the 6:30am dog walk.  Thought about how excited I was to have a productive day today as yesterday I didn't advance anything on product, even if I did have some very important meetings and completed both gift and grocery shopping.  I'm also motivated to get caught up on my Startical writing this morning too.  It is incredible how much context-switching my mind is constantly undergoing, and I'm afraid that when I don't capture my Startical thoughts immediately they may distort or even vanish. If I had an extra hour in the day during Startical, I would surely use it to keep up to date on my Startical writings!

Since I adopted Obélix, our Saturday morning routine has been to take a long walk just after we wake up.  This Saturday morning was no different, and we chose a different route which offered a nice view of the sunrise.  As I mentioned on Morning One , my mind is free to wander during these walks, sometimes thinking about work, but more often not. On this walk I thought about what I'd like to do with my Saturday morning.  My normal routine is to enjoy a good breakfast and watch some political comedy, such as Bill Maher clips from the night before, to keep up with politics and (hopefully) enjoy a laugh or two.  Then I'm free to work on whatever I want to: I've come to use my weekends as an opportunity to advance on whatever matters most to me.  Almost like a two-day Startical without the writing and introspection. This particular morning I've decided it would be great to catch up on my Startical writing and introspection which I'm now doing.....

Startical 2.0 begins on a Sunday.  Woke up without an alarm clock at the weekday alarm clock time despite this being a good hour before December sunrise. The first thing in my daily morning routine is the dog walk, and this morning is no exception.  Bundled up for the cold and took Obélix for a 45 min tour of downtown as our usual route was blocked for construction (a common Montréal theme). I enjoy these morning walks, even in the dark and cold.  It's time where I'm not in front of a computer or mobile screen, but rather free to let my mind wander about.  This morning I thought about Startical.  I thought about Startical 1.0 and prepared myself to be in a mindset of following the guidelines for Startical 2.0. I'm excited.  It's a challenge in that it demands a lot of time for introspection and sharing, but I enjoy challenges and the motivation they provide.  So there we have the start to Startical 2.0 on what is now a sunny Sunday December...