Category Archives: People

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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Weeknote for 5/12/2024

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Andy

Learning 😎 I continued exploring ideas and collecting resources for my memory system. (1) I finished collecting PAO names for my number memorizing list, and the next step is collecting their associated actions, objects, and perhaps locations. (2) I experimented … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 4/14/2024

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Andy

Learning 🙂 I decided to start my memory training by learning a Person-Action-Object list for two-digit numbers based on the Dominic System. This is a popular way of memorizing numbers that balances speed of memorizing a number against the speed … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 11/19/2023

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Andy

Christmas 😐 I still procrastinated but got a bit farther on my wish list. Each year I pick themes I expect to pursue in my projects over the next year. This year’s themes are critical thinking, survivalism, and art. Productivity … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 11/5/2023

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Andy

Christmas 😐 I have a usable Christmas list for my family now, but I still have a few things to research. One question is how to add non-Amazon products to my list, since the Amazon Assistant browser extension is defunct. … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 10/8/2023

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Andy

Productivity 😌 My evening time management gave me much more project time, and at work I practiced focusing. In the evening, targeting times for a few specific activities in my routine worked consistently throughout the week, so I’ll keep that … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 6/25/2023

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Andy

Programming :thinking: I explored the idea of making a software development cheat sheet in the form of a coding project. The lesson of BDD is to make your documentation executable. In this case, taking notes is helpful, but verifying them … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 3/12/2023

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Andy

Finances :thinking: I finished my taxes early, so I did some more investing research. I settled on my international stock fund fund and then got lost in the forest of bond funds. So I’ll need to sneak in some more … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 12/18/2022

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Andy

Christmas 😐 In the crush of activity the last week before vacation, I made slight progress on the gift labels. I’m hoping I can plan next year to spread out my winter projects enough to avoid this kind of time … Continue reading →