Week Notes – Mar 25 to Mar 31 2024

⚕️ The post-COVID headaches are getting less and less frequent, so that's satisfactory progress! 🎮 I'm still having fun with Stardew Valley. I can play one or two in-game days at a time, no rush, no stress. It's been great as a rote activity that refreshes my brain a litt … | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 5 months ago

What I read in March 2024

I was sick in the beginning of the month, and I experienced fatigue and headaches for most of it. But I managed to do a quick refresh on Morning pages, powered through a romantasy, explored some Buddhist philosophy, and finished with an interesting read about attention span and t … | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 5 months ago

Embracing Lighter Reads

I've abandoned the book "Apollo Murders" by Chris Hadfield. I wanted to like it, but it's not growing on me, really. I stopped at 20% which is a fair amount to realize a book isn't resonating with me. Every time I stop reading a book, I feel guilty. I can't stop but wonder "But … | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 5 months ago

Week Notes – Mar 18 to Mar 24 2024

These are some of the things that happened in my life lately: 🐢I feel like I’ve slowed down this week, which is good. After the week with COVID-19 when I was forced to slow down to rest and recover, I want to bring that slowness to my life going forward. That means reall … | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 5 months ago

Journaling Daily in 2024

Journaling is a habit I started in 2013. I talk more about my initial experience here. For some time, I was doing shorter entries, like “The 5 Minute Journal” style, where I would have a template to write daily on Evernote. That was 2017. It was also the year I moved to Canada … | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 5 months ago

Week Notes – Mar 11 to Mar 17 2024

These are some of the things that happened in my life lately: 🩺It was my first full week after I tested negative for COVID-19 and I’m still having some headaches and I still wake up with my sinus blocked. It’s worse in the morning, but after I take an antihistamine and I … | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 5 months ago

Task completion preferences: insights from "Attention Span"

In Gloria Mark’s book “Attention Span” she delves into the fascinating world of attention management.  We usually fall along a continuum ... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 6 months ago

Quick update : monospace fonts

After switching all my systems/apps/blog to Dark Mode, now I'm looking at some font types. I've been journaling daily in Standard Notes u... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 6 months ago

Week Notes – Mar 04 to Mar 10 2024

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@noisydeadlines.net | 6 months ago

Dark Mode Everywhere!

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@noisydeadlines.net | 6 months ago

Life update: second encounter with Covid

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@noisydeadlines.net | 6 months ago

Week Notes – Feb 19 to Mar 03 2024

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@noisydeadlines.net | 6 months ago

What I read in February 2024

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood, 362p: This book made want to learn how to play chess! I didn't know anything about the world of professi... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 6 months ago

Week Notes – Feb 12 to Feb 18 2024

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@noisydeadlines.net | 6 months ago

A project deadline with Nirvana

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@noisydeadlines.net | 7 months ago

Week Notes - Jan 29 to Feb 11 2024

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@noisydeadlines.net | 7 months ago

Testing a fixed schedule to check emails (Day 2)

Ok, so my experiment yesterday went pretty well. It was great not to have the email window open at all times and I did 1-hour sessions of... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 7 months ago

What I read in January 2024

1\. I Didn't Do the Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt to Embrace the Hidden Value in Daily Life by Madeleine Dore, 304p: Th... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 7 months ago

Testing a fixed schedule to check emails

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@noisydeadlines.net | 7 months ago

Week Notes – Jan 15 to Jan 28 2024

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@noisydeadlines.net | 7 months ago

Testing Microsoft To Do and saying goodbye

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@noisydeadlines.net | 7 months ago

Reflecting on what I want from my GTD system

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@noisydeadlines.net | 7 months ago

Slow Monday with boredom and questions

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@noisydeadlines.net | 7 months ago

The Friday Afternoon Work Ritual

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@noisydeadlines.net | 7 months ago

Emojis in NirvanaHQ

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@noisydeadlines.net | 7 months ago

GTD Journey: Daily Plans, Shutdown Routines and Weekly Reviews

I've always been an employed worker, working for the public or private sectors in construction. I don't have any experience running a bus... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

Week Notes – Jan 08 to Jan 14 2024

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@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

My Reader Goals 2024

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@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

Week Notes – Jan 01 to Jan 07 2024

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@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

Digital minimalism: Video Streaming Services

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@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

2024 Focus: SELF-CARE

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@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

2032 Reading Wrap-Up

The Storygraph generates a Reading Wrap-Up every year with some cool stats. Here is the summary: In 2023, I was into plot-driven relaxin... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

My favourite books of 2023

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@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

What I read in December 2023

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@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

GTD Notes: Chapter 15 - GTD Mastery and Conclusion

This is a series of posts with reading notes of the book “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity” by David Allen. Chap... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

GTD Notes: Chapter 14 - Cognitive Science

This is a series of posts with reading notes of the book “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity” by David Allen. Chap... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

GTD Notes: Chapters 11, 12 & 13 - Power of the Key Principles

In Part 3, Chapters 11, 12 & 14 David Allen gives more insights about the power of the key principles: capturing, next-actions and outcom... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

Sticking with one book tracking app: The Storygraph

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@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

GTD Notes: Chapter 10 - Planning Tools

This is a series of posts with reading notes of the book “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity” by David Allen. Chap... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

Insights and tweaks to my Work Daily Routines

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@noisydeadlines.net | 8 months ago

The Evolution of My Morning Routine

I've had a morning routine for years now. This routine hasn't changed much over time, and I consider it to be key to my mental health and... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 9 months ago

Update: 100 Days to Offload

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@noisydeadlines.net | 9 months ago

Week Notes – Dec 01 to Dec 10 2023

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@noisydeadlines.net | 9 months ago

What I read in November 2023

I ended up getting into “Romantasy” vibes this month. It started with the first book of the “Blood And Ash” series, then I was intrigue... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 9 months ago

Week Notes – Nov 07 to Nov 26 2023

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@noisydeadlines.net | 9 months ago

Week Notes – Nov 06 to Nov 12 2023

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@noisydeadlines.net | 10 months ago

My Reading Wheelhouse (and Doghouse)

The ladies at the Reading Glasses Podcast often talk about a reader’s Wheelhouse and Doghouse. The reading Wheelhouse are genres, setting... | Continue reading


@noisydeadlines.net | 10 months ago

Week Notes – Oct 23 to Nov 05 2023

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@noisydeadlines.net | 10 months ago