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Tag: <span>field notes</span>

Field Notes 001: Origin

Spent the evening performing archaeological excavations from my old notes. I started these journals almost exactly ten years ago on 2016-09-14. Inconsistent, but available for me to time travel backwards. Features include misadventures, shenanigans, hikery, fuckery and so much more…

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Priority Shift

It is fast approaching that time of year again. November is designated as National Novel Writing Month with their stated goal being 50,000 words a month into a novel. I love the concept but it isn't practical for me so…

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Balance

I don't know why I have this rebellious side of me, I really don't. I don't mean to be so contrarian but it happens. I want to be opposite of my surroundings some times. The strong-willed, overachievers bring out the…

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Test My Theories

I need to make personal growth a priority. This means I plan a life away from the safe zone and do it. And when I decide that creativity is a priority than I need to plan a peaceful place without…

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Duh Me

Remind me to quit writing long form articles when I am exhausted. It shows.

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Ulysses

Now that I've acquired one of the best writing apps for iOS I had to figure it out and set it up. That was easy to do with it's intuitive features. I was able to connect it to a few…

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Back In Cyberspace

Cyberspace- A long time ago, before we allowed ourselves to bottlenecked into a few social platforms, fed into massive surveillance machines, mined for our attention, and controlled by algorithms, there was an idea about internet freedom. Cyberspace. We allowed cyberspace…

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Digital Minimalism

I’m currently reading four books at once. Bad idea but the public library had all the desired books I had on hold ready to go and they are all on heavy demand. Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport is one of…

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Problem Solving

Find a solution If that doesn’t work, try another one. Repeat step two or until luck strikes.

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Offline

Since I am no longer subscribed to an internet service at home, I have been relying on public WiFi and my phone’s hot spot. This has been challenging for me, especially since I need a connection for my continuing education.…

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Now Developing

Picking up the Python programming language is going smoother than most of the other languages I have attempted to learn so far. If I am going to become a full stack developer I need to get in the habit of…

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Limits

This past week I have relocated to a new home. A home without Internet service. For the first time since 1996 I do not have an ISP and it feels like I am in the damned dark ages. How is…

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Unusually Ordinary

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. - Jim Rohn

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Procrastinate

If at first you don’t succeed give up immediately. Move on to something else until that becomes unbearable. Then circle back to the first problem. By now, your subconscious will have worked on it and you are ready to go.

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What I Know

I don’t know much but I do know…

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