These are some of the things that happened in my life this week:
šI finished reading Driving the Deep (Finder Chronicles #2) by Suzanne Palmer. This was a page turner, and because of it I didnāt read anything else over the weekend because I had to get to the end (yeah, that kind of book š).
šŗI started watching Season 2 of āWheel of Timeā. Just got to the first episode, so far. Iāll probably go one episode a week.
š¦·I finally went to the Dentist to get my permanent crown. It is such a relief to go back to chewing normally again! But I still havenāt tried popcorn.
šIāve been running 5K every time I go out for a run now. I want to get used to doing it with no pauses, and then build from there.
šItās been almost a month since I stopped logging into Mastodon. I took a quick peek at it this weekend, and I didnāt feel I was ready to go back to using it. I will wait a little bit more, and I might have to do a major overhaul (like unfollowing accounts and hashtags).
š¼Itās going to be a busy week at work, it seems that every construction project that was on hold are coming back in full force. October is going to be crazy as well with the rush to get things going before winter hits us. I probably wonāt be writing on this blog so frequently because some days I will just be doing nothing for a while to recharge my batteries š.
These are some of the things that happened to me this week:
šŗI finally finished watching Seinfeld Season 9. I started early last year re-watching all the seasons, and now Iām done!
šāāļøI completed a 5K on the Canada Army Run this weekend! And I actually broke my own record! The weather was perfect, not too cold, not too hot. I ran the whole 5K without resting, and I wasnāt feeling exhausted at the end. I think I can continue training and maybe run a 10K next year.
šIām continuing to re-read the āGetting Things Doneā book by David Allen. Itās been interesting, I didnāt remember this book had that much information and detailed instructions. Iām enjoying revisiting the GTD ideas.
šI finished reading the book Finder (Finder Chronicles #1) by Suzanne Palmer and had a fun discussion with my local Book Club. I enjoyed it so much that I continued reading the second in the series.
These are some of the things that happened to me this week:
I'm re-reading the āGetting Things Doneā book by David Allen and taking notes. I'm not sure how long I'm going to take, but I'll be posting some notes to this blog! š
Iām almost done reading āFinderā by Suzanne Palmer. Itās my local Book Club pick for this month. š
I've been thinking about time blocking. I still haven't got a good habit on how often I check emails. I started thinking about all the time block categories I have and how to organize them better. I made a list! I thought about having a day or week template to have an overall idea of how my days are structured. Still a work in progress. ā³
I had to go to the dentist to repair a tooth, and I'm getting a crown. It's a tooth that had an old restoration on it and it cracked slightly. I have the temporary crown now, so I have to be careful with it. No popcorn or sticky foods for 2 weeks. š¦·
These are some of the things that happened to me this week:
Finished watchingĀ The Witcher Season 3Ā on Netflix. I liked it better than the previous season. There are lots of direct references from the books by Andrzej Sapkowski (mostly from āTime of Contemptā and the beginnings of āBaptism of Fireā). āTime of Contemptā is one of my favourite books in the series, so I was glad to see the Mages Conclave in Aretuza: it was a gorgeous episode! There are huge simplifications to the politics described in the books, but it was a decent adaption. šŗ
I enrolled in theĀ Army RunĀ for a 5K in September! š
Iām still enjoying the nice weather: I went out for my typical 7K run 4 times this week šŖ.
Still reading: āThe Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our WorldāĀ by Max Fisher. I'm at around 36% now. Chapter 2 describes in detail how Facebook aimed to increase the number of friends users had (they wanted to surpass the Dunbar limit of 150) by enforcing it through changes in their algorithms. Chapter 3 discusses the Trump election and the rise of right-wing posts, videos and groups in social media. Chapters 4 and 5 covers the rise of machine learning algorithms and how all platforms started promoting and amplifying more outrageous/radical content. And how the average user's time on these platforms skyrocketed around 2016. š
AfterĀ stepping away from MastodonĀ IĀ cleaned up my phone home screen, and I'm working on changing my habits towards my phone use. I noticed that by not having the email app on my home screen I don't automatically open it, so it works! š±
I like the idea of week notes! So, Iāll start doing it in this blog. Itās a great way to practice gratitude and acknowledge accomplishments.
In this post I'll share some of the things that happened to me last week.
I started reading the book: āThe Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our Worldā by Max Fisher. Iām only 10% in and it so far covered the Myanmar violent uprisings that were fuelled by Facebookās content and the Gamergate hate campaign. Scary stuff! š
We finally got a sofa-bed for our living room. It fits our space perfectly and itās very comfortable! It was worth the wait. š
I started thinking about my relationship with email. Iāve noticed how email is a distraction when Iām trying to focus at work. I keep checking email all the time, even when I tell myself Iām in a focus time block. Itās something I want to work on. ā
I went out for a run 4 times this week. Iām keeping with 7km total for each run, and 2 pauses of 2 minutes during the run. š
I enrolled in Ice Skating lessons that will start in October. Since the pandemic these classes were mostly cancelled, and now I was finally able to secure a spot! āø
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