Category Archives: Productivity

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 11/12/2023

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Andy

Christmas 😐 I settled on wishlist.com for my Christmas list but barely added anything to it. I’m sure I have excuses, but overall I’ve just been very distracted and procrastinatory lately. Now that I recognize that, hopefully this week I … 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 10/1/2023

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Andy

Productivity 🤔 I got past another productivity blocker by pushing through my fatigue. Last week reminded me that when I’m tired, I lie around waiting to recover longer than I’d like. So I tried a new practice of mentally preparing … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 9/24/2023

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Andy

Productivity 🙂 I started experimenting with ways to regulate my evening schedule. I’m treating it as a coarser grained version of my routine timers. I set alarms for a few target tasks, and using those as a guide, I’m making … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 9/17/2023

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Andy

Productivity 🙂 I returned to my mini-Pomodoro timer at work—4 minutes of work and 1 minute of break. It sounds ridiculous, but for the most part it keeps my time organized. It’s enabling me to pay some attention to side … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 8/20/2023

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Andy

Life maintenance 😐 I didn’t fix my sleep schedule, but I did take a break from pushing myself to work on things. This week I’ll do some invoicing and look into some purchases that have been waiting. Productivity 🙂 My … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 7/16/2023

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Andy

Productivity :thinking: I decided to try improving my schedule tracker in Google Sheets rather than moving it to Notion. I was convinced I’d move it, but then I didn’t want my Notion to become unusably slow from a ballooning database. … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 7/9/2023

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Andy

Productivity 🙂 Starting on another iteration of productivity system improvement gave me a burst of productivity motivation. I returned to a normal sleep schedule, cut out background distractions to improve my focus, and used countdown timers to limit my open-ended … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 7/2/2023

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Andy

Programming :thinking: I reviewed my Agile sources for their advice on project initialization to learn how requirements fit into the Agile lifecycle. They fit uneasily, it seems, since Agile enthusiasts like to keep specification informal and minimal, but the authors … Continue reading →