2020-07-17

For the first time in over four months, I went out with a few friends to eat at a local restaurant. I had a good time, although it was a tad weird. I’m still not sure how I feel about social events, given everything from the past few months. I’m cautiously open to them, though I sometimes feel more of an urge to wear a mask than others my age, I think.

Anyhow. Today was a long day, and now it’s time for bed.

I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload (Day 84/100). You can join in yourself by visiting https://100DaysToOffload.com.

2020-07-16

One of these days, Lord willing, I will master self-control. However, today is apparently not that day. Without thinking, I overate by an order of magnitude more than I wanted to. A few days ago, I checked my phone after waking up, and promptly read the news for 45 minutes instead of doing my normal routine.

Why is it so easy to slip up? I don’t have a good answer for that. I’m still trying to understand it myself.

I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload (Day 83/100). You can join in yourself by visiting https://100DaysToOffload.com.

Politics Politics Politics

2020-07-15 1 min read

Today has been another long day, and I don’t have a lot to talk about personally.

However, I would like to take this time to recommend a political podcast that I listen to: Politics Politics Politics (Px3) by Justin Robert Young (JRY).

Why listen to a political podcast? I like to keep up with what’s going on in the US politically, along with some commentary, but I don’t particularly care for either major side’s opinions. JRY is good at covering the important topics with interesting commentary, and doesn’t take any overly extreme positions on most topics.

Long Tuesday

2020-07-14 1 min read

Today was another day where, for some reason that I don’t fully understand, I woke up an hour earlier than I intended to and was unable to fall back asleep. That, combined with doing a slightly harder workout than normal this morning, has left me tired.

Which means, that’s the end of today’s post!

Well, almost. Parting thought: I’ve been quite enjoying Cal Newport’s new podcast (I’m almost up to date with the latest episode). Check it out!

Monday, Once Again

2020-07-13 1 min read

Today wasn’t a particularly bad day. In fact, overall things went quite well. However, as seems to happen to me frequently on Mondays… I’m struggling with coming up with anything useful to write about. I considered a post of a music video, but I’d rather not. I considered some kind of length post, but… once again, I’d rather not.

I’ve read a bunch of things that I think are interesting today, but I’m not sure how much anyone else would care. And they weren’t so impactful that I need to reference them again.

Work/Life Balance

2020-07-12 2 min read

I frequently ponder the same question: if I’m doing what I’m enjoying, does it matter that I’m putting way more time into than is, perhaps, “healthy”? My question is generally specifically around the area of work. I’ve heard a number of arguments for why you should aim to achieve a “balance”, and why thinking about or focusing on work too much is a bad thing.

And yet, my question remains: what if I am actually enjoying what I’m doing? Am I getting paid extra? No. Am I putting in more hours than is perhaps “expected” of me? Yes.

Rain!

2020-07-11 1 min read

It’s raining! Again! We probably won’t get much, based on the radar. But it’s definitely welcome!

I mowed my yard again for the first time in 2 weeks. Parts of it needed a little trimming, while the rest of it is brown. Like… really brown. I’ve considered watering my yard, in an effort to keep everything looking nice, but I decided that the outcome isn’t worth the extra cost, at least at this point.

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