I thought about leaves

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Saturday

It's another day where I don't feel like writing - I slept in and missed the window. I'm writing anyway, and I may come back later to finish it off.

I went to the spa yesterday

I thought a lot about work, about running a business, about possible avenues outside of direct employment. I thought about how I'd like to make some simple music videos, I thought about leaves.

My mind was racing the whole time, I struggled to relax, but after the dip I felt better, heavier.

pomodor is still on my mind

It's interesting how such a small thing can have such a grasp on my attention. I've rewritten it again, in typescript, and I'm close to finishing it (always approaching, never arriving).

todo:

• Add round editing
• Make icons -- done
• Make landing page
• Build binaries for distribution
• Write test (conceptual exercise rather than practical)
• Make some cool themes

Sunday

nada

Monday

Made it back to the laptop, despite sleeping in.

Thinking about my skillset

I think I've got good enough at implementation, whether it's design or programming, but I really fall short in understanding the product/business/user needs. I struggle to put myself into the entrepenuerial mindset, though I think I would really benefit from that right now. I need more professional experience with frameworks, and doing freelance jobs would help.

Thinking about pompom, a pomodor timer app

Editing the rounds is a design challenge that is presenting a lot of friction. I originally was going to have a text edit field, but validating it is annoying and having the users guess the format feels wrong. Maybe a CSV?

Saw the Light exhibition from the Tate collection

Really enjoyed one Monet in particular, and one by Vilhelm Hammershøi

tracking time

Still not really in a writing mood, I think I need to do a long post tomorrow to get the motivation back. I'm struggling to have a grasp on what I actually do with my time, and I don't know if cutting back how long I spend on this journal actually gave me more time or not. Must find a system to track my time, at least for a decent chunk of the day, maybe another desktop app

listening to

Solo - Nils Frahm - whole album

question

• How might I exercise correct persistence this week?
• How can I practice intelligence as a skill