Author Archives: Andy

Weeknote for 2/6/2022

Productivity 😎 I got through another page of the Org guide, and then I made a cheat spreadsheet. It’ll let me sort by different pieces of info so I have a more flexible way to review the many, many commands. … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 1/30/2022

Productivity 😐 I made no progress on the Org part of this project. I’ll see if I can prioritize it this week. πŸ™‚ I made lots of progress on my scheduling notes, which are growing into plans for a full-fledged … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 1/23/2022

Productivity 😐 On the Org guide, I did indeed have another surprise, and I only got through a couple more chapters. Maybe I can push through the rest of it this week. The surprise was getting an emergency freelance job, … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 1/16/2022

Productivity 😎 I got through another chapter of the Org guide. Unless something unexpected happens, this week I should have more time for it. What crowded it out the past couple of weeks were my blog posts, which have dragged … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 1/9/2022

Productivity πŸ™‚ I worked through two chapters of the Org Mode Compact Guide. I’m treating it as a tutorial. I would’ve done more, but various excuses happened. But I’m glad to finally be learning it. I’ve also been jotting down … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 1/2/2022

Productivity πŸ™‚ I got through the Emacs tutorial. Somehow this felt like a major accomplishment. Anyway, it was the first step in using Org mode for my task management. And now I know why it’s called Org “mode.” A mode … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 12/26/2021

Christmas πŸŽ… Over Christmas my family vacationed at a vintage house in a small, southern Illinois town. The house was built by the owner’s grandfather for his wife in the ’70s. They call it Arsula’s House. The owners have modernized … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 12/19/2021

Christmas labels πŸ™‚ I’m nearly done with the labels. I came up with a simplified version I liked and went with that. Judging by how much time that version took, simplifying was the only way I could get the project … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 12/12/2021

Christmas labels πŸ˜• I made good progress, but I’m feeling the pressure. I’m at the worry stage of the project, where I don’t know if I can come up with the right ideas and make the right decisions at the … Continue reading

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Weeknote for 12/5/2021

Christmas labels 😐 I continued my progress, but I’ll need to carve out more time for it. That should be doable if I cut down on TV, so I’m putting Person of Interest on hold until this project is in … Continue reading

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