Jun 29, 2021Weeknotes 2021–06–27: Gradual shapesOn finding a way through Thursday: Feeling tired, calm, a bit overwhelmed today. A long walk on the downs was good yesterday, but now I see the end of the week approaching and so many thoughts and to-dos and bullet points flicking through my brain that it’s hard to concentrate. A walk to the post…3 min read3 min read
Jun 21, 2021Weeknotes 2021–06–20: Busy RestNo running day-notes this week. It’s easy to slip out of habits once you’ve got used to them — evidence, perhaps, that they were novelty routines rather than subconscious habits. Either that, or I’ve been busy. Too busy, maybe. I feel tired, but I can’t quite work out if that’s…3 min read3 min read
Jun 13, 2021Weeknotes 2021–06–13: The right sort of fearLooking forward to this week: Finding out what my brain is thinking, now that I have some time to listen to it. Not looking forward to: First post-lockdown dentist appointment in a long while. Monday 7th June Started the week and ended the holiday with a cold shower. Not out…5 min read5 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·May 8, 2021Weeknotes May 4–7 2021Hello there. I’m having a go at weeknotes again, to see if there’s any chance I can do it as I venture into a world of freelance where time is more under my control (?). I’m going to try to keep things lightweight — gentle thoughts, poetic reflection, and interesting…3 min read3 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Apr 9, 2020Weeknotes 2020–04–09: Creative SpacesThuresday [1] evening before Easter weekend and then a week off, and look I sort of just want to drink beer and go and see if the shops have a little milk chocolate bunny for my wife, so I’m going to make this quick. …Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
Apr 6, 2020Tweaking towards a more minimalist SlackDoing a few bits of comms tweaking recently to try to improve my overall, you know, experience. Here’s my latest Slack setup: Collapse all Channels and DMs in the left hand menu — ones with unread messages should still appear or get flagged up though (unless this is an option?)…Slack1 min readSlack1 min read
Apr 1, 2020Not quite weeknotesStaccato crashes, lined up by some global synth machine stuck on an algorithm deep in layers. I currently feel a bit like each day rolls over me, into me, like a heavy square wave. 5 brass hits in a row. …2 min read2 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Mar 21, 20202020–03–21: The Clock with no Hands“ We lived around the clock, moving through the days and nights with little regard for time. “ — Patti Smith, M Train Weeknotes? I don’t even know what day it is any more. …Weeknotes4 min readWeeknotes4 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Mar 12, 202012th March 2020: More thoughts on structuring info flowsIt’s been an interesting couple of weeks, so I’ve gone back to form and bashed out some weeknotes for the last hour. The first two parts touch on some aspects of software engineering which might be of interest to senior developers, and people managing engineers. …Weeknotes6 min readWeeknotes6 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Feb 28, 202028–02–2020: Documents for PowerOriginally published at https://6work.exmosis.net on February 28, 2020. Up-front meta This note from Warren Ellis at LTD struck a chord: The day after my birthday, I started keeping a written log of what I do every day. Even after only a week, it exposes that even on the days I don’t think…Weeknotes5 min readWeeknotes5 min read
