We're back in Toronto and settling into regular life. I'll resume consulting next week, although I might keep it to 2.5 days a week instead of sliding up to 4 days a week. I really like these days for drawing and contemplation. Anyway, we'll see how things work out!

Blog posts

• Weekly review: Week ending December 27, 2013
• Sharing Google Docs: One link to edit, one link to view
• Learning from online role models
• Year in review: 2013
• Building a habit of drawing with colours
• Thinking about routines after an extended trip

Link roundup

• Diversify Your Network of Sponsors with the 2+1 Rule: Interesting guidance for choosing people within your scope and outside.
• How to Resist Lifestyle Creep and Still Have Everything You Want: It's easier to be frugal if you embrace being eccentric.
• Statistics Done Wrong, a guide to common analysis mistakes: Base rate fallacy is tough!
• Guest post: ERE explained! – Part 2: Because cats. ;) (Well, cats aren't the only reason I like this post.)
• Pre-transition Pronouns: Some Guiding Thoughts: I have friends in the process of becoming on the outside who they are on the inside. This is an interesting perspective.
• The Writing Life And Scaling Up Excellence: You Are What You Do: I love peeks into writers' heads.
• How to Get Really Good at Typography in One Month: Quick primer.
• Self-portrait in acrylic: behind the scenes: Yay Mel!
• Marketing, Frugality, and Fulfillment: Good reminder of a handy visualization and strategy.

Focus areas and time review

• Business (14.3h – 8%)
  • Earn (0.0h – 0% of Business)
    • [ ] Earn: Consulting – E1 – Thursday
    • [ ] Earn: Consulting – E1 – Tuesday
  • Build (9.3h – 65% of Business)
    • [X] Set up test mailing list subscriptions
    • [ ] Reset the TF700
    • Quantified Awesome (1.1h)
    • Drawing (6.0h)
    • Paperwork (1.7h)
      • [ ] File T4 for myself
  • Connect (5.0h – 34% of Business)
    • [ ] Connect: Discuss Emacs chats
    • [ ] Connect: Have lunch with Carsten
    • [X] Connect: Draw notes for easy ways to track time
    • [X] Connect: Draw notes for staying on the time-tracking wagon
    • [X] Connect: Prepare plan for time-tracking workshop
• Relationships (17.7h – 10%)
  • [X] Go on road trip: Banaue, Bontoc, Sagada, Vigan
  • [X] Pack for return trip
  • [X] Reset passwords for my mom
  • [X] Set up lock screen password for my mom
  • [X] Set up offline e-mail for my mom
  • [X] Replace vacuum
• Discretionary – Productive (6.4h – 3%)
  • [ ] Reflect on how to ask good questions
  • [ ] Reflect on what I do with my time and what my balance will be like for the next two months
  • Writing (6.4h)
    • [X] Write annual review
• Discretionary – Play (1.8h – 1%)
• Discretionary – Travel (48.8h – 29%)
• Personal routines (25.0h – 14%)
• Unpaid work (9.6h – 5%)
• Sleep (49.3h – 29% – average of 7.0 per day)