#TimeBlocking Log Day 6
Planning the day with coffee and the Cal Newport’s fancy Time Block Planner
(will be going back to plain ole notebooks when this one gets filled)
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been using #ArchLinuxArm and #ManjaroArm (because Arch panicked on that Pi) since June on two Pis.
Enjoying it so far.
Will definitely use it more. Have gotten over my fear of Arch based distributions and rolling releases
The only thing that is left to see, is how quickly I recover when everythng goes wrong. (if it matches my slow deb distribution based recovery, I’m happy)
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#archlinuxarm, #manjaroarm, #linux
You get your best ideas in the morning.
Due to life and circumstances, the only time you get the time, space and bandwidth *actually* write is in the evening. How do you cope? How do you retain your ideas?
All answers appreciated. Please boost for reach!
#AskFedi #AskWritingFedi #Writing #Blogging
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#askfedi, #AskWritingFedi, #writing, #blogging
Every single sound 9.6k upwards is seared into memory taking up valuable mental space!
I’d know something was up if the sounds didn’t follow these predictable patterns 🤣
https://dragonscave.space/@KaraLG84/111079192607346804
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This 👇
“unfortunately social media puts the activist meeting, the bitching session, the public outreach, the group therapy session, the silly blow off some steam gossiping about people private chat, and the group d&d session all in the same place,
and so people mistake, for example, an outpouring of legitimate grief and rage as somehow a public-facing political statement, or a carefully edited and tactical political statement as a reflection of a person’s most deeply held private feelings, etc”
— Devon Price
https://drdevonprice.com/post/724467763916177408/unfortunately-social-media-puts-the-activist
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Here’s what I read last week
- A Guide to Writing Mathematics, Dr. Kevin P. Lee
Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat 134. Notebook, Grant Smith, Chris Pearce, Dawn Dupriest & Abby Dening - How to Prove It, Daniel Velleman
- The History of English, Episodes 31-40, Kevin Stroud
- The Fourth Protocol, Frederick Forsyth
- The Deceiver, Frederick Forsyth
The rest of this year’s list is here:
https://janusworx.com/reading/
#mjbReads #Books #mjbBooks #Reading #mjbReading
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#mjbreads, #books, #mjbbooks, #reading, #mjbreading
Weekly fitness update
https://janusworx.com/fitness/#2023-09-15
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i ought to play social media catchup in the evening.
one little matter of interest and i’ve gone down the rabbit hole of researching it and then finding a nuanced take that helps me understand.
Yesterday, it was the fight on here with fediverse block lists and their biases
Today it was all about artists playing guerilla warfare, against entrenched duopolies [1]
One little rabbit hole and 2-3 hours gone. And then I wonder what is happening to my work blocks 😂
Get up, get coffee, get to work is the new motto
1: https://billwillingham.substack.com/p/willingham-sends-fables-into-the
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but that thing is important and I just *have* to do it. i just *have* to join up
no. this has not worked well so far.
best to try the other, slower approach now.
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Thoughts after a few days of #TimeBlocking
- I can only do about 4 hours of #Focus split across two hour blocks
- The rest of my day is *filled*, which is why I cannot do more
- I get very, *very*, distracted. Very Soon. Progress on stuff is slow, and it’s is not helped with my mind flitting off to do different things or think different things
- I have poor impulse control. I’ve already opened up that social media page and clicking away happily before I catch myself. This is getting better
- The @neilhimself method helps. and is maddeningly, frustratingly easy, yet hard to do. Either do the task. or sit and do nothing. No other option. I come away sweating.
- I have taken on so many things to do, when I have a life that is quite uncertain. I need to make space and have margin. And until my life changes, this is how it has to be. Fewer commitments. Stronger commitments.
Here’s to slow, steady progress
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