I was inspired to create this after reading the now page on Derek Sivers’ site. I’ve heard him interviewed on several podcasts and have been harvesting his insights and thinking when I think they’d be useful for making my life better. I’m also adding a “currently reading” section to this as a permanent section.
Last updated: October 24, 2024, from my home in Minneapolis.
Currently Reading
I finished Cibola Burn a few days ago, and despite my intent of jumping straight into catching up on the Murderbot series, I jumped into more non-fiction. I’m splitting time between Tiago Forte’s Building a Second Brain and Keith Ammann’s The Monsters Know What They’re Doing, which is a must-read for anyone DM’ing a D&D campaign in 5th edition. I’ve also got Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff waiting in the wings.
Training
Continues to slog along. Thirty days until El Tour de Tucson. I’ll be ready. I’ve got a few changes to make to the gravel bike — replacing the brake pads, installing the road tires, and wrapping the bar tape are my priorities.
Mom’s Place
Mom’s house has a buyer and the closing date is on the 30th. I need to get her car fixed up and out of there, which entails replacing the alternator and battery. Once that’s done, I’ve got to pack up all her stuff into boxes for the movers.
Organization
I signed up for Notion, and am exploring moving to that from Todoist. I like Todoist, I jive with it well, and I like that it has an API, but the idea of getting a second brain built around Notion has a lot of appeal. I’m starting to move a lot of notes about things into Notion and hopefully it’ll be my new home for all manner of the shit that normally fills my brain.