Author Archives: Andy

Weeknote for 2/23/2025

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Andy

Productivity 🤔 I got a bit more clarity on the idea of task urgency in the Eisenhower Matrix. I realized urgency is tied to how soon a task is due. But not every task has the same kind of due … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 2/16/2025

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Andy

Productivity 😌 I finished simplifying the way I register in Notion which tasks I work on in a day. Why do I even want to keep track of this? Because my memory is such a fog that I grasp at … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 2/9/2025

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Andy

Health 😐 I’m dealing with the remnants of my illness. My fever was gone Monday, but I still worked from home to spare my coworkers my coughing and any leftover germs. I’m probably not very contagious at this point, but … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 2/2/2025

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Andy

Health 🤒 I got sick for the second time in a month. It started out as a cough on Tuesday and then by noon Wednesday had turned into a 102.6 fever. I’d slept all that morning and could barely move. … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 1/26/2025

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Andy

Productivity 😌 I’m diving back into my productivity system update. My task management has been languishing under my awkward system while the holidays and other things took precedence. But now I’m getting back to it, if I can get past … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 1/19/2025

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Andy

Learning 🤔 In Productive Failure Manu Kapur gave me a bit more courage to try things and fail at them. It’s a deep dive into the research on failure and learning, complete with design principles for lessons that incorporate failure. … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 1/12/2025

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Andy

Decision making 😌 I got some decision making exercise while settling on some new earbuds. They were the last item in my list of electronics to upgrade. Annoyingly, there were a lot of options with no clear winners. So as … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 1/5/2025

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Andy

Health 😕 I came down with something Tuesday and spent the week sick. I assumed it was probably COVID, since that’s the only thing I catch anymore, but my tests came up negative, so I’m guessing it was the flu, … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 12/29/2024

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Andy

Holidays 🙂 We got into the swing of our still low-key vacation. Once Abbie and Colleen arrived, our family gathering felt complete and a bit livelier, though overall it was another quiet week of Christmas together, which mostly suited me … Continue reading →

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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 →