Weeknote for 1/21/2024

Productivity

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I started fixing some issues in the design of my Notion workspace that had been bothering me. I merged a couple of redundant database columns, which came from the way my data is cobbled together from different sources. I was basically double-entering the status of each task until I could work out how to handle the updates.

I also started investigating the opposite issue, how I can separate two kinds of data I have in another column. It contains different sizes of time intervals, mainly iterations and days, and when I created it, I didn’t realize how differently I would be treating them. But now they’re each integrated with other parts of the workspace, so I need to assess the various relationships before I can create separate iteration and day columns.

Spirituality

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My devotional sessions are settling into a procedure. I listen to the passage during my afternoon or evening routine, then listen to music that sets the tone, then connect with a joyful memory in Immanuel fashion. Then I write my thoughts on the passage, focusing on whatever stood out to me and especially the parts of the passage that relate to the memory. I end with a brief prayer that expresses the main ideas of the session. As I’m writing, I highlight key statements so they’re easy to return to later.

The pattern is working well for me. My sessions feel substantive rather than perfunctory, and themes have been emerging and starting to affect my thinking outside the devotional time. I’m intrigued to see where this project will go.

Nature

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I walked again at my usual lake and, as usual, found interesting little surprises. This time it was the striking lighting and a bunch of footprints over the ice.