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What are your goals for the week? #138 back to school.


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Chris Jarvis

This is back to school week here. The traffic will be back and schedules readjusted. This also reminded me that this series started around this time in 2022. The second post was about back to school.

What are your goals for the week?

  • What are you building?
  • What are you working on this week?
  • Are you attending any events this week?

This Week’s Goals.

  • Continue Job Search.
    • Network, Send emails.
  • Project work.
    • Content for side project.
    • Work on my own project.
    • Use the Content & Project Dry erase calendar.
  • Blog.
  • Events.
  • Run a goal setting thread on Virtual Coffee(VC) Slack.
  • Virtual Coffee is running a Photography challenge. I’m going to get outside and take some pictures.

How I did last week.

  • 🚧 Continue Job Search.
    • Network, Send emails.
  • Project work.
    • Content for side project.
    • ✅ Maintenance on a project.
    • Work on my own project. Did some bug hunting.
    • ✅ Use the Content & Project Dry erase calendar. Still need to hang it in sight from desk. * The board in hung up. Have to write thicker letters to see from my desk. Or find a color chalk marker.
  • ❌ Blog.
  • Events.
    • ❌ Thursday Virtual Coffee.
    • ✅ Friday Funniest hour on LinkedIn.
  • ✅ Run a goal setting thread on Virtual Coffee(VC) Slack.
  • ✅ Virtual Coffee is holding our “Get Job Ready” challenge in June and July.
  • MagnoliaConf is Oct 21-23 2025. Tickets are on sale, CFP is open till the 15th. I’m already traveling part of it, so can’t attend. But did order a shirt to help support it. Will get a virtual ticket.

Your turn what do you plan to do this week?

  • What are you building?
  • What are you working on?
  • Are you attending any events this week?

Cover image is my LEGO photography. Stitch with fours arms. He’s holding a laptop, phone, cookie, and a mug. He’s next to a desk with a CRT monitor and keyboard.

-$JarvisScript git commit -m "edition 138"


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Chris Jarvis