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Weeknote for 8/18/2024

Productivity 😐 I determined the initial work-in-progress limits for my work projects, and I was reminded of the value of such limits. I target 5 to 10 hours a week for project work, but last week I got sidetracked enough, … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 8/11/2024

Productivity 😐 I sorted my work projects into Kanban columns based on their status—different types of to-do, doing, and done. As usual, it took longer than I expected, but thinking through the nature of my various work projects helped me … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 8/4/2024

Productivity 🤔 I collected my plans for the initial Kanban changes to my Notion system. I got through taking notes on Personal Kanban, except for the whole-book synthesis notes that I’m in the middle of, and I wrote some initial … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 7/28/2024

Math 🧐 I continued the setup of my math relearning project while working through the first two sections of the prealgebra review chapter. I experimented with a more streamlined approach to note-taking aimed at keeping myself from doing way more … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 7/21/2024

Productivity 😎 I’m getting an early start on my personal Kanban system. Since my new motivation to keep a schedule is still alive, I’ve had some extra time in the morning for side projects, so I’ve been spending it on … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 7/14/2024

Productivity 🙂 Inspired by another listen to David Anderson’s book Kanban, I worked on making my evening schedule more consistent. The exploratory, knowledge-centered projects I’m involved with are more complex and variable than the manufacturing assembly lines addressed by The … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 7/7/2024

Learning 🙂 I continued my mnemonic language setup with notes on the scope and characteristics of the language. Some key characteristics: The language is a mental one used for communicating with oneself, so its expression in English is a transliteration. … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 6/30/2024

Learning 🙂 I outlined some preliminary topics for setting up my mnemonic language and wrote some notes on my rationale for the project. The key argument is that learning a consistent vocabulary and rule set for the system would keep … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 6/23/2024

Productivity 😌 My productivity finally climbed back to an almost normal level thanks to getting more sleep. Either that or my brain decided two months was a long enough break. It’s a relief to feel like my new old self … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 6/16/2024

Productivity 😌 I got tired of my tiredness and prioritized sleep. This is part of an approach of trying to aim my activities at key tasks in my schedule rather than simply focusing on each one as if it were … Continue reading

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