ELI5 💭 “ Explain Like I’m 5 ” is a concept that has become popular on Reddit for explaining a complex subject that you know a lot about, in layperson’s terms. In an accessible enough way that a five-year-old could grasp it. We assume that others …
Intro to bullet journaling 📄 Bullet journaling is a productivity method developed by Ryder Carroll that combines calendars, to-do lists, scheduling, daily diary, note-taking, and so much more … This method has been referred to as “the mindfulnes…
Mount Elbrus 🏔 … is the highest mountain in Europe at 5,642m (18,510ft) above sea level. It is also a dormant volcano, the highest stratovolcano (a tall, conical volcano) in Eurasia, and the tenth-most prominent peak in the world. Seven Summits dre…
Get planning, get packing! ☑️ Yesterday I wrote about my trek to the top of Kilimanjaro , on the anniversary of the summit day. In it, I talked about how I planned the trip and included a kit list. Here’s the kit list, expanded with advice on certa…
Mount Kilimanjaro 🏔 … is the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895m (19,341ft) above sea level and 4,900m (16,100ft) above its base. It is also a dormant volcano and is the highest free-standing mountain (not part of a larger range) in the world. Sev…
25 minutes remaining … 🍅 Doing things is hard. Focusing on things is hard. Focusing on doing many things a day is hard. The Pomodoro technique is a time management method that I apply to my work and personal life. It helps me organise my tasks and…
Brace yourself 🤓 This one’s going to be nerdy. Yesterday I wrote about the last seven days of development and my process of tackling a small feature on this blog every day - as and when I need it, "just in time" . I struggled with the word to ti…
And on the seventh day … 👨🏼💻 … I did the same as I had been doing for the last 6 days. Starting way back last year, on New Year’s Eve 2020, each day I’ve been building a new feature into this blog, “just in time” , at the point that I need the feat…
Habit tracking 101 ☑️ I dislike that phrase “101” - what is it, an Americanism? I think it comes from American colleges - an intro, entry-level course. I’m going to change the name of this article now. Intro to habit tracking ☑️ Much better. What is…
Time to sort out my racing 🏃🏼♂️ Yesterday I wittered on about my training schedule for the year, so today I am going to get down my racing schedule, priorities, and goals. I’ll use the same schedule table from yesterday’s article. It took me ages.…
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