2020-07

Dimension 20: A Crown of Candy Finale Part 1

Tabletop Role Playing Games

So it seems Brennan might finally get his wish that he couldn’t fulfill in Escape from Bloodkeep…
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Harmonica Week 01

Music

I’m aware that it’s dangerous writing too much about stuff that’s in progress, but I’m hoping keeping a weekly-ish account of my thoughts will be more instructive than not. I’m learning the harmonica, in case the title wasn’t obvious.
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BASB Observations: Deadlines for Projects Seem Weirdly Unhelpful

Personal Knowledge Management

As I’m working on integrating BASB more and more in my life, I’m noticing that I’m handling the tasks alright, but the deadlines on projects seem artificial and surprising when they come up.
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2020-06

One of the Nice Things About Stoicism

Philosophy

I’ve been reading more and more about stoicism lately, and one thing that I really like about it is that you can explain, as well as recall, the basics in about 30 seconds. The four virtues are easy to rattle off, and some of the key lessons boil down to just a couple of phrases (there are some things you can control, and some you can’t).
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2020-05

BASB Experiments: Better Project Management in Todoist

Personal Knowledge Management

Because I’ve been stuck on a Chromebook ever since I started the BASB course, mouse-oriented options for any tools have been particularly annoying to me. One place in particular: project management in Todoist.
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Dimension 20 - A Crown of Candy Episode 6 Notes

Tabletop Role Playing Games

Spoilers, obviously.
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I Love Stylish

Technology

For those that might not have heard of it, Stylish is an amazing little extension that let’s you add your own custom CSS on top of any website. That might sound dorky and not very useful at a first glance, but I wanted to highlight just two things I’ve done as part of my BASB journey thus far that I’ve found very satisfying.
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Thoughts on Dropout's A Crown of Candy

Tabletop Role Playing Games

So I’ve been watching Dimension 20’s A Crown of Candy on Dropout. At time of writing, five episodes have been published. It’s been a real surprise to me how much I’m enjoying it. I thought I would explain why. Fair Warning: spoilers through episode 5.
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Pocket vs. Instapaper

Personal Knowledge Management

When I started the BASB course, I had no strong preference for which read-it-later app to use. I’d put stuff in pocket for years (even before it was baked into Firefox), and I still had an old Instapaper account with some articles I’d saved in 2007. I’ve ended up bouncing back and forth between them, and I wanted to document why.
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BASB: The Story So Far

Personal Knowledge Management

I thought I’d start putting some of my BASB experiences back into the wild. I’m aiming for once every two days, since I’m currently trying to interview for a promotion and watch my two year old while staying with my in-laws for an increasingly indefinite period of time. Where was I? Right! BASB!
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