A glance at the highlights and learnings from a week in my journey. Curious for more? Browse through my previous weekly updates.

W05 2025

2025 Jan 27 - Feb 2 • Year progress: 9%

Highlights

• upcoach: Lots of progress on new features. Exciting updates coming in the next two months!
• @merthurturk on X: Started sharing end-of-day reports. Not sure if I'll keep it up, but for now it helps me stay aware of time.
• Family trip to Ekişehir: Such a vibrant, walkable city—full of energy! Always a great place for a family getaway.

During the week

• After ~18 challenging months, I finally felt my energy returning. This week was a hard reset—rebuilding my systems and routines.
• Back to coding at upcoach! I built it from scratch 6 years ago and now, being hands-on again with an amazing team, I feel more connected than ever.
• upcoach product team retreat in Istanbul → One intense, productive day with the team—huge progress!
• After 10 days of travel, I’m back home, recharged, and ready to push forward.

Review

This feels like a fresh start. Even though I’m a bit under the weather, the energy is there. Next week is all about: Pushing forward, Tracking progress, Reflecting and adjusting.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

— Benjamin Franklin