Category Archives: Nature

Weeknote for 6/5/2022

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Andy

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 5/8/2022

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Andy

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 1/2/2022

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Andy

Productivity 🙂 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

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Andy

Christmas 🎅 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 8/29/2021

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Andy

Programming 🤔 I’m reevaluating my approach to learning Haskell. I should get used to that, because I’m trying to learn continuous improvement, so I’ll always be reevaluating. Last week I decided to create a practice project for learning the language. … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 8/22/2021

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Andy

Today’s weeknote catches me in the middle of a bunch of things rather than at the end when I usually like to report them, so I’ll just run through them quickly. Programming 🙂 I got through the first three-and-a-half chapters … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 6/6/2021

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Andy

Finances 😐 I started researching grad school costs. What I’ve learned so far is that university websites are confusing. I’m going to try not to get lost in the details, because right now I’m only looking for ballpark figures. I’m … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 4/4/2021

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Andy

Blog 🤔 I’m rethinking how I write these weeknotes. I spent way too much time last week writing my update. And what I was trying to write would’ve taken much more time, but I scaled it back. Since I need … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 3/28/2021

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Andy

Finances 🤔 I got partway through my taxes. I did the time-consuming part of organizing my records. Maybe this year I’ll organize as I go. Anyway, I’ll finish the taxes this week. I watched a bunch of videos on diversifying … Continue reading →

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Weeknote for 3/21/2021

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Andy

Productivity 😎 I started a new productivity experiment at work. It went very well all week. Instead of letting myself extend my workday several hours to make up for wasted time, I’m only letting myself work between 7:30 am and … Continue reading →