Author Archives: Andy

Weeknote for 6/26/2022

Elections 😐 I researched my primary races and voted. I like to base my votes on some degree of principle, but since I don’t understand the issues or candidates in much detail, I end up relying on proxies, like newspaper … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 6/19/2022

Productivity πŸ™‚ I relieved some tension from my daily task management sessions by removing some micromanagement from the procedure. I use an interval timer to lead me through it like I do with other routines. But task management isn’t regular … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 6/12/2022

Productivity 😐 I decided on some next steps in my productivity system update. The productivity framework I was writing was good as a modeling exercise but troublesome as a planning exercise. So I’ve put that on hold, and this week … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 6/5/2022

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

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Weeknote for 5/29/2022

Health πŸ€” My COVID antigen test was negative on Saturday, so I’m ending my isolation. Evidently all my vaccinations plus a breakthrough infection make me possibly super immune now. But I feel more vulnerable, like my immune system has taken … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 5/22/2022

Health πŸ˜• My COVID quarantine might continue this week. The take-home instructions from my antibody treatment say to self-isolate until my symptoms have been gone for 24 hours. So I spent last week waiting for my cough to disappear, remembering … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 5/15/2022

Health πŸ€” I caught a (so far) mild case of COVID. My symptoms started Monday, and I tested positive on Tuesday. But I’ve been able to smell, taste, and breathe the whole time. My worst symptom was an intermittent 102 … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 5/8/2022

Website 😌 I finally fixed my wiki. The summary version is I installed it on my local computer, upgraded it to the latest version, and copied that installation back to the web host. One of my upcoming tasks is to … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 5/1/2022

Website 😐 I made significant progress on fixing the website’s wiki. This will be my main project until I get it done (or until something more urgent comes up). Productivity 😎 My productivity system update project is on hold until … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 4/24/2022

General 😐 It’s a short update this time. Last week I was in the middle of everything I was doing, so there isn’t anything completed to talk about. And nothing big and new happened. Even my Easter was a pretty … Continue reading

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