Journal Entry — Back from break .
For a while, life felt like it was happening to me. Now I’m happening to life.And it’s time to make progress like never before. Today marks Day 1 of the comeback thats how a normal day in my life looks now — the day of a CS student who’s tired of waiting for opportunities and has decided to create them. 6:00 AM — Wake Up with Intent Not because it’s aesthetic, not because people on YouTube say so.But because I finally understand that the world doesn’t slow down for anyone. cold water on the face, a few minutes of silence — and then I’m up. 8:00 AM — Classes + Clarity Computer Science lectures, algorithms, labs…But this time I’m not studying just to pass.I’m studying like someone who knows these skills can be turned into money —better career, better projects, better life. Every concept → “How do I use this in the real world?” 6:00 AM — Building Skills that Pay This is the part most students skip.While others scroll, I open my laptop with intention: - Learning a high-income skill - Sharpening what I already know - Applying for small gigs - Improving my portfolio - Working on side projects Because nobody pays you for potential — they pay for results. 7:00 PM — Deep Work Session Phone off.Music low.Code editor open. Whether I’m working on a web app, polishing my design skills, editing content, or studying a new technology — this is the time where most progress happens. Two hours of deep work beats ten hours of distracted work. 11:00 PM — Reflection + Reset Before sleeping, I ask myself two questions: 1. Did I grow today? 2. Did I get closer to making money today? If the answer is “yes,” I sleep with a smile.If not, I adjust. No guilt, no drama. Just recalibration. Same Tomorrow — But Better the goal isn’t perfection.It’s consistency. its discipline. its building something I can look back at and say: “I earned this.” feels good to be back