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title: "November 2023 Goals"
author: "Chris Mantegna"
date: "2023-10-31"
categories: ["monthly goals", "daily entries"]
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# Monthly Goals

## November Goals

*Knowing this is a short month because I will spend one week away at the
NABS Dive Summit and we will run into Thanksgiving, my monthly goals are
succinct and build upon existing progress.*

-   Get through eDNA bioinformatics pipeline from CALeDNA trip

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-   Outline & draft p450 manuscript

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-   Prepare poster for AGU in December

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## October Goal Recap

-   Finish all BCA assays and p450 assays on initial 126 sample subset.

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-   Prepare for first committee meeting

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-   Get through eDNA bioinformatics pipeline from CALeDNA trip

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## October Goal Reflection

*What worked, what didn't, where can I improve*

#### What Worked

-   I planned my bench time and put it on my calendar.
-   I set a meeting date for the committee meeting to meet a goal of
    bypass in Winter Quarter.

#### What Didn't

-   I didn't follow- up on data availability or process fast enough.\
-   I didn't spend my time waiting for data to clarify the workflow for
    eDNA bioinformatics pipeline.

#### Improve

-   Spend time at the beginning of each week not just mapping out
    'outside' obligations but tasks that are involved in my own work.
-   Block dedicated time for my work, not just work impacting others. Do
    this by breaking down to the task- level of the project and then
    adding individual tasks to my calendar.
-   Schedule 'bench' time for coding and computer- based work.