Week 53

Week 53 – Reboot Engaged
TL;DR — 3 apps | 1 rejection | 30‑min HM chat | 1 silent. Plus a therapeutic deep‑dive into pizza dough and family‑recipe beans.
Weekly Metrics
Metric | This Week | Running Total |
Applications Sent | 3 | 3 |
Interviews Held | 1 (30 min HM call) | 1 |
Rejections | 1 | 1 |
Ghost‑Rate | 33 % (1 / 3 pending) | 33 % |
Hours Logged | 3h | 3h |
Running totals match first week by definition.
Joy Index
I promised to balance job stats with the things that refill my tank. This week:
Beans & Rice 2.0 – iterating on the family staple; nailed a creamier bean texture.
First Neapolitan Pizza – 00‑flour dough, blistered crust, scratch tomato sauce.
Cheesecake Test #1 – tweaking the cream cheese to egg ratio.
Reflections
The numbers are small but tangible; pressing “Submit” three times felt better than zero. The quick rejection stung less than the current silence—data beats limbo. Kneading dough reminded me that progress hides in repetitive motion: press, fold, wait; apply, follow up, reflect.
Next week: get back to powerlifting routine, and maybe—just maybe—tune the guitar.
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