Monthly review: December 2014

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I wrote that in December, I planned to:

  • Continue helping my consulting client with prototyping and analytics: I updated our Tableau reports, and I've been turning over more prototyping to the new developer. Yay!
  • Dive into Emacs improvement: Didn't get to do as much of this as I liked, but I was happy to see that @rubikitch has started a daily Emacs tip series. It's in Japanese, but Google Translate will get you most of the way there.
  • Help out with family projects: This is mostly what our vacation's been like. Awesome!
  • Do a calendar-year annual review: Yup, done. Although I really should put this in January's plan anyway, since I like waiting for the numbers from Quantified Awesome…

I'm mostly normal again in terms of sleep and energy, but I'd like to get back into exercise.

In January, I plan to:

  • Set up a rhythm of monthly Emacs hangouts and Emacs chats
  • Shift my finances around a bit so that I'm more relaxed
  • Sort out some small snags with consulting
  • Get the exercise ladder habit going again. Sure, I know it might get disrupted, but the important part is to keep starting.
  • Make little improvements around the house, so it doesn't end up waiting for vacations

Blog posts

Sketches

  1. 2014.12.01 Colouring inspiration guide – drawingBlogged
  2. 2014.12.01 The Inner Game of Work – W Timothy GallweyBlogged
  3. 2014.12.04 Sketchnote Army Interview – Sacha ChuaBlogged
  4. 2014.12.10 Sketched Book – The Stoic Art of Living – Inner Resilience and Outer Results – Tom MorrisBlogged
  5. 2014.12.11 What is good for me to do whenBlogged
  6. 2014.12.12 Sketched Book – Just Fucking Ship – Amy Hoy and Alex HillmanBlogged
  7. 2014.12.13 Sketched Book – Start With Why – Simon Sinek
  8. 2014.12.14 Sketched Book – Write Faster Write Better – David A FryxellBlogged
  9. 2014.12.25 Sketched Book – Take Charge of Your Talent – Three Keys to Thriving in Your Career, Organization, and Life – Don Maruska and Jay PerryBlogged
  10. 2014.12.31 Sketched Book – The Checklist Manifesto – How to Get Things Right – Atul GawandeBlogged

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