Weeknotes: Fuel — Week 40, 2026

How do I describe this week? Well, I have been feeling a bit burned out from studying and fitness, as well as reckoning with other some small things over the week. So in an act of kindness to myself I decided to slow down on a few fronts for the week. Opened the week with the annual health-check, and I am pleased to report that I beat my score from last year (not deliberately). This was also a much more pleasant experience than last year: I guess afternoons are less popular? I then proceeded to do my best to undo that high-score over the week’s dinners. It’s OK: This was entirely deliberate and I enjoyed each and every conversation. Discovered an unpatched technique on the way. And got some useful input on a problem. At some point I have developed MJ’s ability to spot therapizable patterns and to point them out in conversation instead of giving reckons, which feels like personal growth? Not content with being poked and prodded during the health-check I went back later for my first……