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So I looked up "art and ethics" and found the above image which I thought looked pretty cool. Back after the two week hiatus for another post where I will mainly be giving some updates since not many changes have taken place yet.

Personal Updates

For this semester I am enrolled in just two classes, one is an introductory Art/Architecture class which is definitely different than anything that I have ever taken before, and the other is a Business Ethics course. I am definitely more excited about the Business Ethics course as we are covering a range of interesting topics with an impressive lineup of guest lecturers. Both of these classes have a relatively light workload especially relative to some of the classes that I have taken previously. This is intentional as I will also have to write my entire thesis over the next few months. 

Speaking of my thesis, I have not really gotten much work done yet, although I have a topic and some data. I am not sure exactly what my question will be, but I am hopeful that I can sort that out in the next two weeks. I am finding some different data sources which may prove to be very helpful as I almost hit a wall with my initial path. I am hopeful that in my free time over the next week while I am still sorting out what to do about data I will take the initiative and find some sources that I could use in the writing of the rest of my thesis and maybe even get some words on the page. 

Regarding physical fitness, I am still following my workout routine and reduced diet, this has left me in the low 250s for the past few days. I have yet to see 24X on the scale, but I think that once I do it will definitely be a huge milestone. I am not doing anything additional in order to drop below 250, but I think that it is looking like it might happen naturally at this rate. I am still trying to get to around 200-250+ grams of protein per day which consists of at least two large meals, several snacks, and protein shakes to bridge the gap. I am liking the workout plan that I have now and I definitely think that it will be sustainable in the long term.

Regarding my morning routine, it has definitely been shaken up by the big snowstorm we got. I have not been going on morning walks for the past several days, although I started out pretty strong. I have kept up with the morning journaling every day and have made it to the gym everyday save for my rest days. I think that this is a pretty achievable goal and will definitely become easier starting next week once I do not have to deal with bicker nor worry about presidential duties. Bicker is wrapping up this week and Elections will be next Monday which feels like the light at the end of a very long tunnel. I am excited for next week and the remainder of the semester as I will have a lot more agency in what I do with my time. 

Regarding work and applying for jobs, I have not made a ton of headway although I did receive my first official offer from a healthcare company that I initially did not put much thought into when applying. Through the interview process I grew to like them a bit more and am planning on potentially making a trip out to Wisconsin to see what the job has to offer. I am keeping my options open and trying to set up calls with various alumni to try and get some guidance as to what I should be looking for and where I should set my expectations. I am hoping to have some more updates next week and then continuous updates over the next several as I am keeping the faith that I will land a job that is right for me. 

Books/Other

Books have started to take a backseat as classes and bicker have ramped up, but I am hoping to get back into it in the latter half of this week, and definitely after next Monday once I am done with presidential duties. That being said, my podcast listening has not waned. I decided that I want to go through the entire list of relevant episodes of the Huberman Lab podcast because I feel like the limited number of episodes that I have listened to have given me a number of tools that have shaped my day to day life and they help me to learn and be a better person in many ways. There are something like 60 total episodes and they run from 1-2 hours or so which is a somewhat daunting task. I am however enjoying the process, but once I get caught up to speed I will definitely be replacing that time with more audiobooks. 

Gratitude

For this week's gratitude post I want to say that I am thankful for being back at school. It has definitely become apparent how much I have lacked social interaction over the past two years and specifically while I have been at home. It is much better to be back and actually talking to people each day vs. communicating over the phone, texting, or on social media. Although we are still wearing masks quite often and a lot of the extracurricular socializing has been off-limits, what we are able to do is better than nothing and I have certainly been missing it. I know that wherever I end up next year for my job will force me to socialize a lot more with a whole new slew of people which I am both nervous for and excited about. I really only have a few more months left at this school so I am trying to make the most of it and build new connections and strengthen the ones that I already have.
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