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

133. 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
134. How to Prove It, Daniel Velleman
135. The History of English, Episodes 31-40, Kevin Stroud
136. The Fourth Protocol, Frederick Forsyth
137. 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

#mjbgettingfit

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#mjbgettingfit

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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#timeblocking, #focus

Herbert Lui on doing the work and self promotion

“Making good work is like a muscle, one that wears away within days or even hours. The best thing you can do is exercise it every day. While you may publish every day, you don’t need to promote all of it; just the good stuff.”

https://herbertlui.net/an-author-on-both-sides-of-publishing/

#mjbDoTheWork

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#mjbdothework

derb; Script to Create podcast RSS feeds

https://janusworx.com/blog/derb/

#Python #Scripting #mjbWrites

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#python, #scripting, #mjbwrites

I’ve always told myself, I’m not nostalgic. I don’t have any particular attachment for yesterday.

Until I caught myself yesterday, on a beautiful rainy evening, telling myself, this is just how it used to be. And realised that every good feeling now, links back to good memories of yore

So #NoteToSelf :

• it’s ok. nostalgia is good mostly
• in the humdrum of the daily grind, look for moments of joy
• sometimes take the time out to actively go experience new, novel things
• be present. appreciate today for what it gives you.
• and if you keep going back. be grateful for the good memories. just don’t get stuck there

#mjbBabbles #Nostalgia #TheGoodOldDays #DaysOfYore

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#notetoself, #mjbBabbles, #nostalgia, #TheGoodOldDays, #DaysOfYore

ok. this suddenly struck me as I was reviewing my day, last eve, as I do all these #TimeBlocking posts.

The reason I don’t much done, even after all these lovely plans, is that I spent most of my day, holding my breath, for something that may or may not come and knock me and my day over.

I don’t know if it’ll come or not. but my body is in near constant flight or fight mode. because to my mind and body, being caught blind sided is far worse.
I need to figure out a way to be calm and collected and to be ok if things fall by the wayside. both; what is coming at me, or my grand plans for the day.

i need to trust my gut, that what I am doing *is* the right thing to do in that moment. If that means that my planned life trajectory will slow down, then I need to clear time and review, and prioritise and have heart to hearts with folks, and / or be ok with life being the way it is.

Just putting these down on paper, seems to have unblocked something in me. Some progress then :)

#mjbBabbles

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#timeblocking, #mjbBabbles