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Hey friend, I'm writing to you from my basement... same place I was last week. This first line would work better if I was writing to you from an exotic location, no? Hope you and yours are remaining virus free and not drowning in the disturbing news after the violence on Capitol Hill.
🔥 Highlights- Last year I won a government challenge sponsored by the A.C.L. to tackle social isolation in seniors. As part of the victory we get to present at CES2021. If you're attending, our session is called "Tech Improving Lives" on Thursday, January 14, 2020, 12:00 PM. I'll be sure to report on how this went next time for others who can't make it live.
- I learned that you're supposed to put a mailing address somewhere in your newsletter. So since I didn't want to put my residential address, I signed up for a P.O. Box (12 months for $92). The online process was remarkably smooth and I highly recommend it. There is even a new program called Informed Delivery, which includes the ability to preview incoming mail!
- I had a chat with Daniel K. Hunter, who is working on #90DaysOfProse among other cool projects. It's during this chat that I learned of a community platform called circle, and spoke about what our goals are with our respective side projects.
💔 Lowlights- This week I was slammed with my day job and could hardly make progress on side projects. No excuse really. I think I've been so caught up in giving my best to my side projects, that I've forgotten show the same craftiness to my job. All the more motivation to work for myself.
✅ Completed- I launched talkie-walkie as soon as I finished my chat with Daniel. It's a twist on the practice of "Morning pages" but instead of longhand writing, you talk while walking (I explain it further here). Try it out and compare it to your normal journalling practice.
- I've been better about note-taking when I watch a great youtube video, or hear an insightful podcast. They help me remember the content better, which in effect allows me to share it in conversation or implement it in my life. I've also been making a greater effort at doing these activities in one uninterrupted sitting, which has helped me follow along the arc of the content.
- I moved all my "Saved for Later" amazon items into a "List" on amazon. "Saved for Later"
items appear below the cart all the time. But having items in a "List" is more convenient, mainly because you can now share that as a standalone link. Currently, my amazon list is more of a "Books I want to read" list because I don't use kindle and I like physical copies.
🎯 Goals- I've struggled to have a workout routine other than the 100 pushups a day I've been doing during the pandemic. Turns out, I needed a trainer to tell me what to do. But why pay for a person when you can just have this monotonous bot blow a whistle at you. It's been oddly effective, and I want to continue doing the Core exercises to see if there are any improvements.
- I want to write 1 new blog post that I can share next week. It doesn't have to be anything long or earth-shattering. But I think it's important to write long form essays centered around a single idea.
- I've been taking 3 different email course campaigns (Dave Perell's Daily Writing, Monica Lent's Blogging for Devs, and Bruno Raljc's tw500). And I really want to implement some of the tips and tricks they are sharing into my website and writing process instead of just reading their advice.
📖 BookI just finished Derek Siver's "Anything you Want", a short 1hr read about his journey to starting and selling his company - CD Baby. What stood out to me was his devotion to customer happiness even when the 'experts' were telling him otherwise. It was a refreshing story of an entrepreneur blazing his own path guided by the needs of his customers. 🎵 SongHopprock - MadlibFrom his upcoming album "Sound Ancestors"
🎙️ PodcastThe Intelligence Amplifier with Brian Roemmele on Infinite Loops with Jim O’Shaughnessy What a doozy this one was. This conversation touches on everything from the "Shannon Limit" to "Exformation". One quote that stuck with me was "Those who rule symbols, rule us." Which may be a rephrasing of Confucius's "Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws." I believe Brian was there to promote his invention referred to as 'Alfred' (aka his 'Wisdom Keeper') but I couldn't find much more information about it online yet. Whatever Brian Roemmele is selling, I want a piece. But for now, I hope that some of my own wisdom has been shared with you. What new wisdom did you unearth this week?
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