March Sanity: Fighting Chaos Wolf and Time Leaks
This month I'm trying, yet again, to wrest my daily activities from the control of Chaos Wolf, close time leaks and get back on track.
Category Life Tweaks
Recommendations – Without an Algorithm
If 2020-2024 was about using ALL the big tech tools, following algorithms and testing the water of AI and LLMs, 2026 is starting to be the opposite. Here are some of the things that I'm on about and articles I've been reading these days as I try my best to avoid algorithmic recommendations and see what other humans are on about.
Why Are We Here?
We all came to the Internet and social media for something. Most of us seemed to get what we wanted for a while but now many of us are sticking around platforms out of inertia even as they get worse. What am I doing instead?
Reframing Goal-setting for Flexibility
In today's entry I talk about my goals for 2026 - but also about the need to not put all one's eggs in one basket but to eat a few along the way to sustain yourself.
The Joy of Racing Yourself
In this entry I realize I am almost completely recovered from August's Covid infection - recovered enough to race my past self in many different ways.
September 21st and Persistence
On the 21st of September Todd talks about the importance of persisting doing the things you love even when your mind tells you that you won't enjoy it or that it's pointless.
Also: Even if you don't read the whole entry, do go in and watch Demi Adejuyigbe's videos. They're a delight.
Brick by Brick: Week 7 & 8
Shifting gears again I'm now moving from quantitative metrics that don't make sense to me to qualitative ones like: I had some nice bike rides, am reading interesting things and am feeling happier and sleeping better than before.
Brick by Brick: Week 6 Part 2 – The Details
Today I have so much energy I could go to work *and* write the rest of the entry I wanted to write yesterday about how my body responded to being sick. I owe much of it for being able to really take it easy for 10 days, living like our cat Squishy.
Brick by Brick Week 6: Good News / Bad News
While I intended to write a long post, COVID got in the way. I'm confident that more will come later as recovery is definitely well underway.
Brick by Brick Phase 2: Building on a Foundation
Pivoting from tracking metrics of sleep, stress, and exercise, Todd moves on to tracking mood and content consumption in the experiment to improve his overall mood and well being.