Below is a tool I use to stay in focus on a daily basis.  I use ChatGPT to help create my daily focus.  I simply provide ChatGPT with 1. a Primary Goal, 2. a Secondary Goal, 3. daily computer tasks, 4. a Streach Goal - a goal undertaken if I complete my primary and secondary goal. 5. Notes - provide details to help ChatGPTunderstand my goals for the report. 6. End of Day Reflection - what I should expect if I complete my daily goals.  If you have time - view this podcast: Focus On Your Growth.

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🌅 Daily Focus – 02/04/26

1) Primary Goal

Organized testing and documentation of sorting and menu rendering — final passes on website = 1.

Today’s focus:

• Complete structured testing of:

  • Guest grids

  • Member grids

  • Individual menu grids

• Document, for website 1:

  • Which grids default to Newest

  • Where sorting deviates or resets

  • How Sort selection behaves (before/after submit)

  • Where the user lands after Sort selection

• Treat this as an evidence-gathering pass, not a refactor.

Primary outcome: a complete, written assessment for website 1 that can guide safe fixes.

2) Secondary Goals

Run the same organized testing and documentation process for website = 16.

Tasks:

• Repeat the same checklist used for website 1

• Compare:

  • Menu availability

  • Grid population

  • Default sort behavior

• Note differences clearly rather than trying to reconcile them today.

Outcome: comparable assessment data across two websites.

3) Maintenance Tasks

• Daily Git

  • Commit assessment notes separately from code changes

• Full backup to BACKUP_A

• Sync

  • TFOL Ubuntu → Win11

4) Optional Stretch Goal

Add Uber menu to remaining websites via phpMyAdmin.

Menu:

• Guide

• Focus

• Get Focused

• About

• Resources

Only proceed if assessment work is complete and you’re confident it won’t affect current testing.

5) Notes / Current Status

Quick recap:

• Guest and Member grids populate correctly with menus and stories.

• Default sort is Newest in those grids.

• Individual menu grids populate correctly, but:

  • Sorting behavior is inconsistent.

  • Sort selection sometimes:

    • Applies incorrectly

    • Returns to the wrong landing page

    • Fails to persist as expected

Today is about pinning these behaviors down precisely, not fixing them yet.

6) End-of-Day Reflection

• Is website 1 fully documented for sorting/menu behavior?

• Are inconsistencies clearly described (not just observed)?

• Does website 16 show the same patterns or different ones?

• Are backups verified and environments synced?

• Is there now enough clarity to design a safe sorting fix?