I do not have much output to review. Between derpage, dealing with the mechanic, and saltmines, ((Really, saltmines and mechanic fall into the derpage category.)) I had little time left over to publish on my blog / do tmsr work. I only produced a few reviewed outlines and two small paragraphs for ztkfg. I also read through 2/3 of Butcher’s translation of Aristotle’s Poetics ((The 90% of it that is still left on mit classics, that is.)) while taking notes. I will finish reading Poetics by tonight and get started on writing a What Makes For a Good Tragedy article.
The failure from last weeks plan is:
2.5 missed articles
Missing plan / action towards making a mirror of wot.deeedbot.org
Missing solution to thefleet crashing
I read dorion’s review and your suggested end of day questions. I understand that these are meant to be done daily, but for this week’s review I’ve put my general thoughts each question evoked below.
1. What did I spend my time on? (ie you’ll need there to end up with some timings listed so yeah, you’ll have to track time too as a prerequisite, which is as it should be)
– This reminds me I need to install jfw’s clock tool or something similar. I had this as a task before but ran into a problem with a dependency or something and did not complete it. I’ve created a folder ~/timesheet with its first file 1_3_20.txt where I will start filling out w/ time windows and what I did during them. I’ll do this manually until I have an automated tool for it.
2. Where did I ask smart questions? Where could/should I have asked *more* questions?
– A problem that comes to mind is I still depend on search engines for answers to questions despite having published articles about how search engines are misleading. Truthfully, I don’t believe that search engines are completely useless. For questions such as : where is this restaurant? I think Google maps is one of the better places to find an answer. ((I recall an article on trilema about how google maps had a bunch of outdated information . I don’t think I’ve personally experienced the problem of Maps having stale data.)) I also think Google is at least *okay* at being used as a grep on sites (i.e. site:trilema.com “a compendium of basic points” ..) So my first question is: is there a place at all for using search engines?
3. Where did I deliver on my word and where did I fail to deliver? What did I do to mitigate the fail and what do I need to do + who do I need to talk to tomorrow to sort the fail(s) out?
– The first thought that came to mind when I read this was I’ve been so inconsistent that until I solve problems with my work process the scope of promises I can make is quite small. I.e. to mitigate failing on keeping my word, I need to achieve a higher level of productivity.
4. What are the priorities for tomorrow? (those should include whatever you got from 3 above, as *first priorities* and then what comes from looking at the plan and at what you did + where you are).
– I discussed this issue with you a week ago about not even looking at my schedule for the day and trying instead to go off of memory. I will make a point to review the schedule for the next day the previous night.
5. How can I better use my available resources ?
I have a laptop with a fresh gentoo lying around. It doesn’t have enough space to be a trb node but perhaps I can purpose it for something.
6. What should I do *differently* for better results tomorrow?
Since my biggest derpage yesterday was wasting brain cycles messaging a lady I have turned off my phone ((Fwiw, I don’t actually message with my phone’s interface, the messages get routed to the whatsapp app on my tolietbox)) and placed it in a different room along with my tolietbox until I get my tasks done for the day.