Category Archives: People

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 →

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Weeknote for 10/2/2022

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Andy

Life maintenance 😐 I narrowed down my candidates for primary doctor and ranked them to clarify my options. This week I’ll try to make an appointment with one of them for the annual physical I’ve been postponing since the start … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 6/5/2022

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Andy

Productivity 😐 I worked on my productivity framework and assessed the progress of this project. It’s taken longer than I wanted, and it seems to be a matter of interruptions, some dead-end learning experiments, random side tasks within the project, … Continue reading →