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- December 29, 2022
Yearly Updates of ETP Journal, Compact Calendar
December 29, 2022Read moreI’ve finally gotten around to making the yearly updates to The Compact Calendar and ETP Journal (paid download).
COMPACT CALENDAR 2023
Head on over to the Compact Calendar page and download this year’s packages. As usual, they are in an editable Excel format and include two years in PDF form (both A4 and US paper sizes).
I’ve made some improvements to the Excel file itself to make it easier to update, and new for the US version is the inclusion of the new Juneteenth Federal Holiday.
EMERGENT TASK PLANNER 365 DAY JOURNAL
Also I’ve updated the 365-page Emergent Task Planner Journal for 2023. This comes in two packages for US and A4 paper sizes, including a full-size and half-size version in color and a weight-adjusted monochrome version. I’m charging $20 per package of 12 files. The other way you can get it is to become a $1 Patreon supporter, which gets you the paid stuff as well as the free stuff I make. A few people have, um, “saved money” by subscribing for a month and then immediately cancelled. This is fine; it’s interesting to see how many people have availed themselves of this to get a sense of the perceived value of my work.
This might be the last year I make this journal with the current process because it’s pretty tedious. Hopefully in 2023 I’ll develop the dynamic layout tools I’ve been dithering on for years so customization is much easier!
In Other News
I’m wrapping up this year’s Groundhog Day Resolutions over on my new site at dsriseah.com. While the final report of the year is posted, I’d like to do a year end review as well. A lot of huge insights this year, particularly with regards to recognizing ADHD and ASD traits as persistent blockers that I can now work around.
I’m well into my 2023 planning, which I’m doing with a bunch of regulars over on the DS|CAFE Virtual Coworking Discord. Come on by and plan the new year with us, share your experience and tips, and enjoy our collective company! :-)
- December 21, 2022
GHDR 2022: December Report
December 21, 2022Read more
photo: I resurrected the double-sided Emergent Task Timer 15m tracker for a friend in the coworking Discord server. I think it’s promising.
I forgot to post the link to the December Report. It’s still in draft form but I think it conveys the gist of what was on my mind:
- letting the insights about ADHD and ASD effects sink in
- acknowledge that there is still hard stuff to do that I haven’t really addressed
- thinking about what it means to be a “writer” and how that affects what I’m doing
As I’m posting this update here on the old blog, I am feeling pretty good about the new ideas that are forming. The big win has been the new website at dsriseah.com functioning as a “personal knowledge base / publishing platgform”. I really like it, and see lots of ways to improve on it.
I’m planning on writing an end-of-year summary sometime between now and the end of January before GHDR 2023 begins. A preliminary goal for 2023 is to make it the year of making software to automate the PDF generation at a level of quality that makes me happy. That would be a great foundation for building products. I feel that the productivity systems I’ve been building for myself are at the point where I am seeing how I’d build them into an app that is more than just a bunch of boxes with text in them. I think that it will be a year of building an expedition team too, based on the ideas about “The Public Square” I wrote about a few months ago.
Anyway, here’s the report!
» DRAFT December Report: A New Roadmap
I have a new Mastodon account! You can find me at @dsri@opalstack.social. I finally wrote an
#introductionpost so I think it’s finally official :-) - December 1, 2022
GHDR 2022: November Report
December 1, 2022Read more
This amazing print by Aja Trier
is called Chemistry Cat Contemplates The Science of Catnip. It seemed kind of relatable, but mostly I just love Chemistry Cat and this framed print lives rent-free on my wall and in my heart <3
BUT I DIGRESS…
The November Report is super super late. I’ve been working on it for weeks trying to make sense of an extremely depressing and demotivating month, but I have turned a corner and can see some sunshine ahead. It’s long and rambly, but you should have seen it BEFORE…
» DRAFT November Report: Battling Impairment, Finding Heart
Also, I have a new Mastodon account! You can find me at @dsri@opalstack.social
- October 24, 2022
Nanowrimo 2022 Word Counting Calendar Update
October 24, 2022Read more
It’s almost time for Nanowrimo again! For 2022 I’ve updated the Word Counting Progress Calendar for those of you out there who are looking for a functional visual progress counter! It’s designed so you can easily fill-in the approximate amount of words you are writing every day to get a sense of your pacing. Just record your daily word counts and fill-in the number of boxes for each day (each box represents 250 words). Some days you’ll write more, some days less…as time goes on you can see the filled-in blocks turn into a progress graph. There’s a place where you can summarize your weekly word totals and get a sense if you’re on-track to hit your 50,000 word goal!
For 2022 there are six color variations::
You might want to bookmark the official word counting calendar page, which is updated every year to reflect the current calendar around this time every year.
Enjoy!
- October 11, 2022
GHDR 2022: October Report
October 11, 2022Read more
The past month has been challenging. I’ve been trying to overcome various blockages that are caused by my own unruly brain, and I’m starting to wonder if maybe I should stop fighting it. Identifying ADHD and ASD traits might be part of the solution, but maybe I am looking at this all wrong.
» DRAFT October 10 Report: Fighting the System, Letting it Be
