// Week 21
AKA Week One.
A big week. I no longer work at Critical Mass, and am taking a bit of a break to focus on my well-being while I plan what to do next.
I’ve been having some exciting chats and reconnecting with friends; but this week has really been about getting everything set up for next.
I’m gonna keep my ideas under my hat for now, but here’s what I’ve done this week.
- I bought and configured a new Macbook Pro.
- I’ve set up accounts and bought licenses for software.
- I’ve cleared up my gMail and set rules to ensure I don’t get overwhelmed by my inbox.
- I’ve created calendars that will help me timebox tasks to ensure I can focus.
- I’ve set a weekly schedule that allows me to focus on one priority per day. More on that in another post.
- I’ve started my ADHD meds again. They’re really helpful but I had to pause them due to my blood pressure being so high earlier this year.
- I’ve built this website
- I’ve started my weeknotes!
I’m using
- Obsidian for notes.
- Todoist for tasks.
- Canary for emails.
- Fantastical for calendars.
- Flow to help me timebox and focus.
- Zoom for calls.
- Grammarly to help me with writing.
- Chat GPT as a sidekick and rubberduck.
- VSCode for writing code.
- Figma for UI design.
- Protopie for advanced prototyping.
- Optimal Sort for research and user testing.
I’m also trialling Otter AI to generate transcriptions and list actions for meetings. I’ve noticed a few issues and the AI transcription in Zoom is really good, so I might just use that.
This week I’ve been learning some new stuff too
- Hugo to build this site, but also so I can build other sites if need be. It’s good for project journals.
- GIT/Github To deploy this site. I haven’t worked out how to automate deployment yet, but it’s next on my list.
I’m reading and really enjoying
- SMALL TALK: 10 ADHD lies and how to stop believing them by Richard and Roxanne Pink
- Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
- Project MK-Ultra: The Complete Edition by Scott Sampilia
All in all it’s been a good week i guess, all things considered.
I'd love to tell you more.