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Boosting My Productivity

December 18, 2014Filed under blog#email#inbox zero#pomodoro#productivityMarkdown source

A New Schedule

Trying to make better use of my time toward my goals.

July 16, 2016 (updated July 18, 2016)Filed under blog#productivityMarkdown source

2016 in Review, Introduction

Or: a ridiculous year summarized!

December 27, 2016Filed under Blog#2016-in-review#family#fitness#podcasting#productivity#software development#writingMarkdown source

2016 in Review, Part 1 of 6

Running headfirst into a wall of pneumonia.

December 27, 2016Filed under Blog#2016-in-review#family#fitness#podcasting#productivity#software development#writingMarkdown source

2016 in Review, Part 2 of 6

So. many. words. I had no idea how many words.

December 28, 2016Filed under Blog#2016-in-review#family#fitness#podcasting#productivity#software development#writingMarkdown source

2016 in Review, Part 3 of 6

Podcasting: Winning Slowly, New Rustacean, and more!

December 29, 2016Filed under Blog#2016-in-review#family#fitness#podcasting#productivity#software development#writingMarkdown source

2016 in Review, Part 4 of 6

Writing software for Olo and for open source.

December 30, 2016Filed under Blog#2016-in-review#family#fitness#podcasting#productivity#software development#writingMarkdown source

2016 in Review, Part 5 of 6

Getting things done in 2016 and beyond.

December 31, 2016Filed under Blog#2016-in-review#family#fitness#podcasting#pomodoro#productivity#software development#writingMarkdown source

2016 in Review, Part 6 of 6

Plans for 2017!

January 01, 2017Filed under Blog#2016-in-review#family#fitness#podcasting#productivity#software development#writingMarkdown source

Log All the Things!

Or: sometimes it’s nice to know what I did this week.

July 07, 2017Filed under blog#pomodoro#productivityMarkdown source

Knowing Your Rhythms

Or: why I'm marking out all the time before 7am as mine.

December 11, 2017Filed under blog#productivityMarkdown source

A Little Status Update

How my experiment in early-morning writing is going, three days in.

December 13, 2017Filed under blog#productivity#writingMarkdown source

Momentum

Two weeks of daily writing, and how “productivity” happens.

December 22, 2017Filed under blog#productivity#writingMarkdown source

2017 in Review: My Goals

Not the year we expected. But a good year nonetheless.

December 24, 2017Filed under blog#2017-review#family#fitness#podcasting#productivity#software development#writingMarkdown source

2017 in Review: Looking Forward

Some hopes and (tentative, as ever) plans for 2018.

December 26, 2017Filed under blog#2017-review#family#fitness#podcasting#productivity#software development#writingMarkdown source

Tweet less. Blog more.

An uncomplicated game plan for writing this year.

January 02, 2018Filed under Blog#productivity#writingMarkdown source

Getting the Right Things Done

When I write about “productivity,” what am I actually talking about? And why?

January 10, 2018Filed under blog#productivityMarkdown source

On Steam (Specifically, Running Out of It)

Or, what happens when you stay in “go mode” for a really long time.

April 05, 2018 (updated October 11, 2018)Filed under blog#burnout#open-source software#productivity#writingMarkdown source

Strategies for Maintaining Motivation

Because we all know projects themselves cannot be interesting forever.

June 03, 2018Filed under Blog#productivity#workMarkdown source

The Value of a Good Habit

Reflections on my writing mornings, over half a year in.

July 10, 2018Filed under blog#productivity#writingMarkdown source

Some Mild Burnout

But ‘mild’ does not mean ‘not dangerous.’

July 15, 2018Filed under blog#burnout#productivity#workMarkdown source

Going Offline

I signed out of Slack for most of the day a few times this week, and it was bliss.

September 01, 2018Filed under Tech#burnout#chat#productivity#remote work#slackMarkdown source

Making Things Helps

At least for me, doing “non-stressful” things as part of burnout sometimes means doing things other people would find stressful. That’s okay.

September 28, 2018Filed under Blog#burnout#open-source software#productivity#restMarkdown source

Just Write Down What You Do

Career tip: for every day, week, and month, summarize the things you accomplished.

November 13, 2018Filed under Blog#career#getting things done#productivityMarkdown source

Stewarding My Reserves

I seem to be through the worst of this burnout. But stewarding my recovery is its own challenge.

December 09, 2018 (updated December 09, 2018)Filed under blog#burnout#productivity#restMarkdown source

My Current Setup

Apps I use to get things done.

January 19, 2019Filed under Tech#apps#pomodoro#productivity#reading#software development#writingMarkdown source

Seeing Things Through

Getting a handle on actually finishing things I care about.

March 02, 2019Filed under blog#productivity#running#software development#writingMarkdown source

Update: Writing Down What I Do

Making better use of Bear’s “Archive” functionality.

July 29, 2019Filed under blog#getting things done#pomodoro#productivityMarkdown source

A Healthier Calendar

Don’t let other people keep you from doing deep work.

July 31, 2019Filed under Blog#getting things done#productivityMarkdown source

Stealing a Page From Bullet Journals

An experiment: using bullet journal notation as a complement to my existing habits.

August 29, 2019Filed under blog#bullet journal#getting things done#pomodoro#productivityMarkdown source

rewrite Dev Journal: How I Started

The smallest possible set of tasks.

September 04, 2019Filed under Tech#productivity#rewrite#rewrite dev journal#software developmentMarkdown source

No More Alarms

Leaning into my body’s natural rhythms.

September 10, 2019Filed under Blog#burnout#mental health#productivity#restMarkdown source

rewrite Dev Journal: How Progress Doesn’t Feel

Learning in a new ecosystem doesn’t always feel like progress—but it is.

October 26, 2019Filed under Tech#productivity#rewrite#rewrite dev journal#software developmentMarkdown source

Tending My Word-Garden

On building essays and tending blogs.

November 06, 2019Filed under blog#productivity#writing#zettelkastenMarkdown source

The Problem with Word Count Goals

I’m glad I’m doing this project—but it doesn’t handle edits!

November 10, 2019Filed under Blog#editing#productivity#writingMarkdown source