I just came across an interesting short note by Anh-Minh Do on LinkedIn. He just interviewed Google CEO Sundar Pichai yesterday (12/22/2015) during Pichai’s business trip to Vietnam.
Anh-Minh said:

The biggest takeaway I took from our conversation was learning to focus on the 3 main things every 3 months. He (Pichai) says this is a habit he is still trying to perfect.

I’m a college student, so my 3 “main things” (3 projects) for the next 3 months revolve around my personal life only.

1. Finish the Basic Chinese course on Coursera. I completed the first chapter of the course last June, then I went on my 6-week vacation, Returning to the city in mid-August, I still lingered on the fun trip so I just “chilled” until September when school would begin.
2. Complete the Python coursework my friend just sent me
3. Finish up the old piano pieces in my binder. My piano skills are getting rusty with time. I have excused myself from practicing piano for two months now, since the midterm exams.

I will try to keep my promises to myself this time. To motivate my lazy self, I’ll update continuously on the progress.