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Burst/Rest Timeline Pattern - Push to Infinity Work Style

πŸ”₯ Push to Infinity: Work Pattern Analysis

Period: Dec 9, 2025 β†’ Jan 16, 2026 (39 days) Total: 399.5h | Avg: 10.5h/day


Day Type Distribution

Type Range Days % Visual
πŸ”₯ BURST >15h 7 18% β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
⚑ SPRINT 12-15h 8 21% β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
β–“ NORMAL 8-12h 12 32% β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
πŸŽ“ EVENT 4-8h 5 13% β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
πŸ“Š OFFLINE <4h 3 8% β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
πŸ’€ TRUE REST 0h 0? 0%? ?

Summary: 39% high output, 32% normal, 29% event/offline


Weekly Breakdown

Week Period Total Avg/Day Status
1 Dec 9-15 82.4h 11.8h πŸ”₯ BURST + pitch prep
2 Dec 16-22 62.3h 8.9h Tapering + training
3 Dec 23-29 60.4h 8.6h Holiday + SIIT workshop
4 Dec 30-Jan 5 83.5h 11.9h πŸ”₯ NY Sprint
5 Jan 6-12 64.1h 9.2h Recovery + blog
6 Jan 13-16 52.2h+ 13.1h πŸ”₯ BURST now
Week 1  β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 11.8h πŸ”₯
Week 2  β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 8.9h
Week 3  β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 8.6h
Week 4  β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 11.9h πŸ”₯
Week 5  β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 9.2h
Week 6  β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 13.1h πŸ”₯

39-Day Visual Timeline

Dec 09 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 11.3h
Dec 10 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 16.6h πŸ”₯
Dec 11 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 14.8h
Dec 12 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 15.6h πŸ”₯
Dec 13 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 15.4h πŸ”₯
Dec 14 β–‘ 0.4h πŸ“Š ←── PITCH PREP (offline, not rest!)
Dec 15 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 8.3h
Dec 16 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 14.5h ←── CMU Pitch Day
Dec 17 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 11.4h
Dec 18 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 9.5h
Dec 19 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 5.8h ←── Handoff/planning
Dec 20 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 7.8h
Dec 21 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 8.1h
Dec 22 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 5.2h πŸŽ“ ←── TRAINING @ Grand Centre Point
Dec 23 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 5.6h
Dec 24 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 3.4h πŸŽ„ ←── Christmas Eve (still 5 sessions!)
Dec 25 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 12.7h ←── Prakit meeting + SIIT prep
Dec 26 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 14.5h πŸŽ“ ←── SIIT WORKSHOP @ TU Rangsit
Dec 27 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 5.4h
Dec 28 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 13.2h
Dec 29 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 10.3h
Dec 30 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 11.5h
Dec 31 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 12.3h
Jan 01 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 16.5h πŸ”₯
Jan 02 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 17.7h πŸ”₯ PEAK
Jan 03 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 8.9h
Jan 04 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 10.9h
Jan 05 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 5.7h πŸŽ“ ←── WORKSHOP design + travel
Jan 06 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 6.0h ←── Evolution blog
Jan 07 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 9.3h
Jan 08 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 13.7h
Jan 09 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 3.3h πŸ› οΈ ←── Oracle Tray dev (light commits)
Jan 10 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 9.6h
Jan 11 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 6.4h
Jan 12 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 15.8h πŸ”₯
Jan 13 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 18.0h πŸ”₯ MAX
Jan 14 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 13.4h
Jan 15 β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ 13.8h
Jan 16 β–“β–“β–“ ongoing...

πŸ” Low Days Deep Trace

Pattern: "Low Git β‰  Low Work"

Date Hours What Git Shows What Actually Happened
Dec 14 0.4h "REST" Pitch prep offline (slides, Gemini)
Dec 22 5.2h "Light" Training @ Grand Centre Point
Dec 24 3.4h "REST" Christmas but still 5 sessions!
Dec 26 14.5h "High" SIIT Workshop @ TU Rangsit (teaching)
Jan 05 5.7h "Light" Workshop design + travel
Jan 09 3.3h "REST" Oracle Tray dev (13h window)

True rest days: Maybe ZERO


Event Calendar

Date Event Git Hours Real Activity
Dec 14 Pitch prep 0.4h Slides offline
Dec 16 CMU Pitch 14.5h Presentation
Dec 22 ΰΉ‚ΰΈ•ΰΉ‰ΰΈ‡ Training 5.2h Grand Centre Point
Dec 24 Christmas Eve 3.4h Holiday work
Dec 26 SIIT Workshop 14.5h TU Rangsit (07:16-22:06)
Jan 05 Workshop 5.7h Travel + planning
Jan 09 Oracle Tray 3.3h Light dev day

Sprint Cycles

Sprint Days Avg/Day "Rest" After Reality
1 5 14.8h 0.4h Pitch prep offline
2 10 7.6h 3.4h Christmas (5 sessions!)
3 16 10.2h 3.3h Oracle Tray dev
4 7+ 12.8h ? BURST mode now

Key Insights

  1. Not ON/OFF β€” CODE vs OFFLINE mode
  2. True Rest: Maybe Zero β€” mode switching instead
  3. Physical Events = Low Git β€” but not low work
  4. Sustainable Secret: code β†’ slides β†’ training β†’ code

Current Status

Sprint 4, Day 7 | 12.8h avg | 15.1h last 4 days | ⚠️ Rest recommended


The One-Liner

Work 11.4h/day in git, unknown hours offline. "Rest days" are mode switches, not actual rest. True rest may be 0 days in 39 days.


The Three Numbers

Number What It Means
10.5h Calendar average (includes rest)
11.4h True work intensity (work days only)
55:1 Rest efficiency (55h work per 1h rest)

The Formula

INTENSITY Γ— DURATION = REST TRIGGER

HIGH (>12h/day)    Γ— 5-6 days   = MUST REST
MEDIUM (8-12h/day) Γ— 10-16 days = SHOULD REST
LOW (<8h/day)      Γ— unlimited  = SELF-RECOVERY

Generated: 2026-01-16 | Author: Nat + Claude Opus 4.5

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