Now, an excerpt from "In the Mind of James"

I wake up, it's late.  Shower.  Leave for work.  I check the time when I arrive, it's 10.  Then I was in a big rush to finish up one of our projects, hopeful that all the server issues would be fixed by our presentation at 1.  Zone out during our morning meeting.  How can I finalize the project.  I started working at 10:30.  It went slowly at first, but after I got into the groove of things, everything started flowing.  I finish up around 11:50.  Started writing test steps and then at 12, I sent it to my team and rushed out to grab a quick lunch.  I had to be back soon, to fix any bugs my team found.  Ask my coworker if she wants anything, she's too stressed to eat.  And too sleep deprived to humor me.  The project she's working on is still being blocked by the server issues.I run across the street to buy some fast food from Safeway.  Maybe some instant noodles?  That's pretty cheap.  I walk in and decide against it.  I grab half a rack of ribs.  Walk to the self-checkout, and then book it back to the office.  Usually, I would have stopped to spin the pokestop, but not today.  There's no time.I check the time.  It's 12:18.  I walk into the office, and my team calls my name.  Shoot.  They found a bug."We don't understand your instructions..."Okay, I drop my food at the desk, and walk over.  Start to demonstrate for them, everything goes smoothly... Wait, that's wrong.  I tell them I'll be right back after I fix it.  Walk over to my desk, why is this not working as intended??  Stare at the code.  It looks right, I test it again.  Nope still wrong.  Go back to the code, oh it's a typo.  Test it one more time, and it works.  Check the time, it's 12:47.  Everything is ready for the presentation now.  Server is still having issues, but I can't fix that.  Take a break to eat my lunch.  It's dry, Disgusting.1:00.  Presentation time.  Walk into the room, not everyone is here yet.  Laptop can't connect to the WiFi.  Guess we get a few more minutes to rest.  Then the president walks in.  Not The President, just the president.  He's much more important.  My heart starts racing... We haven't delivered on our commitments.  What if he gets angry?  What if we get yelled at?  What if... I get fired?WiFi is connected.  Guess we're starting now."This is Project 24601.  James is presenting."  Wait. I'm first?  I walk over to take the presentation spot.  My knees are weak, palms are sweaty.  I can tell, my breathing is uneven."So... for this project, here are the goals.  I've created some demos to show you how they work, let me just pull them up for you..."Presentation goes great.  The people clap.  They have been appeased."Wait, James.  You didn't demonstrate the first two goals!" yells tester Javert.  I thought you were on our team Javert!Shoot.  My minds scrambling.  Gotta find an excuse.  "Uhmmm, I think we demonstrated this last sprint...?  I think it was part of project... Uh, I can try and demonstrate it right now."Start looking furiously through some of my code, to come up with something to show.A minute goes by."I remember seeing this demonstrated last time," our business owner says.  Thank God.  I didn't have it ready to show. I look at the president, he doesn't seem angry.  I'm saved.  I introduce the next project, pass the laptop to the next presenter, and then zone out.  Nothing matters anymore.

That was an excerpt from "In the Mind of James"*.  If you enjoy this content please let me know and I'll do my best to make another one.In regards to my resolutions, this is the start of week 2!  I know I am finishing this up late, but at least I didn't forget right?Thanks for reading!

*Specific Names have been redacted for privacy/confidentiality