Category Archives: People

Weeknote for 6/15/2025

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Andy

Modeling 😎 Michael C. Jackson’s Critical Systems Thinking and the Management of Complexity ticked all the boxes to become a major source for one of my life’s guiding concepts. When you’re trying to improve a situation, it helps to think … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 5/25/2025

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Andy

Productivity 🤔 I started reorienting my mind toward project writing. Instead of flopping onto my bed after work every day and scrolling social media in a haze of fatigue, I decided midweek I would give myself a topic to think … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 5/4/2025

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Andy

Work 🤓 I accompanied my boss to the ECPA Leadership Summit in Nashville. I was mainly there to meet with people from the new file distribution service we’ve signed up with, but the experience reminded me how easily I absorb … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 4/6/2025

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Andy

Productivity 😬 The week leading up to April 6 was a truly busy one. I finished my election research and dropped off my ballot, handled another bureaucratic snag with my medication, did my taxes, and worked 52 hours while my … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 3/16/2025

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Andy

Website 🤔 I’m in catch-up mode, so these next few entries may be extra short. I’ve also taken the opportunity of this unintentional pause to think through some changes in how I write these weeknotes. I’ll have more to say … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 2/9/2025

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Andy

Health 😐 I’m dealing with the remnants of my illness. My fever was gone Monday, but I still worked from home to spare my coworkers my coughing and any leftover germs. I’m probably not very contagious at this point, but … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 2/2/2025

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Andy

Health 🤒 I got sick for the second time in a month. It started out as a cough on Tuesday and then by noon Wednesday had turned into a 102.6 fever. I’d slept all that morning and could barely move. … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 1/19/2025

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Andy

Learning 🤔 In Productive Failure Manu Kapur gave me a bit more courage to try things and fail at them. It’s a deep dive into the research on failure and learning, complete with design principles for lessons that incorporate failure. … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 12/22/2024

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Andy

People 😌 December’s parties have been pretty low key this year. Our department Christmas party a couple of weeks ago was at a restaurant with lots of good conversation but only a quiz for a game. The company party last … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 12/1/2024

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Andy

Thanksgiving 🙂 I flew to Texas to visit my parents for Thanksgiving. Thanks to my daily routines and my packing database in Notion, preparing for the trip was a much tidier process than usual, which was a big deal for … Continue reading →

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