Day 2: Ida- Documentation Overview

Types of Documentation
  • Reflections
  • Show Process
  • Show Outcomes

Levels of Reflection
  • Goals
  • Journaling
  • Project Notes

Goals
  • Affirmation Style Goals
  • First person
  • Active
  • Qualitative
  • Positive
  • Within your control
  • Examples: 
  • I excitedly learn new programming languages, fueled by my confidence in my creative coding skills. 
  • I generously contribute to various open source projects. 
  • SMART Goals
  • Specific
  • Measurable
  • Achievable
  • Relevant
  • Time bound
  • Examples: 
  • I will complete the JavaScript track on exorcism.io by the end of next week. 
  • I will make substantive contributions to three of my classmates projects by the end of the program.

Journaling
  • Daily Journaling Example Questions
  • What are three things I accomplished / learned yesterday?
  • What are my priorities today?
  • What am I scared of right now?
  • How is my progress toward my goals?
  • What can I ask for help with? From whom?
  • Weekly Journaling Example Questions
  • What surprised me? Why?
  • Who impressed me? How?
  • What was my biggest win? How am I going to do more of it?
  • What caused me to stumble? What am I going to do about it next time?
  • What was my smartest decision?
  • What have I put the most time into? What were the results?
  • Where will honest effort improve my results?
  • Where will bold actions improve my results?
  • What is my intuition telling me?
  • What is my shadow side telling me?