How to slow time
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David Eisinger
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- dispatch
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references:
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- title: "How to Slow Down Time | Valet."
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url: https://www.valetmag.com/the-handbook/living/how-to-slow-down-time.php
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date: 2023-07-05T16:08:47Z
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file: www-valetmag-com-b1tpcf.txt
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- title: "My thoughts on Helix after 6 months - Tim Hårek"
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url: https://timharek.no/blog/my-thoughts-on-helix-after-6-months/
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date: 2023-07-02T12:53:51Z
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Most everything else fell by the wayside, but that's OK -- these were all awesome experiences, and I'm excited for a (relatively) quiet July.
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It was a busy month, sometimes overly so, but having so many unique experiences had this odd effect of slowing and expanding time, which is the opposite of how things tend to go as you get older ([good short piece along the same lines][2]). Most everything else fell by the wayside, but that's OK -- these were all awesome experiences, and I'm excited for a (relatively) quiet July.
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After getting the trailer hitch installed last month, we picked up a [bike rack][2] and a [seat for Nev][3] and brought the bikes with us to Beaufort. This was **awesome** -- Beaufort's an idyllic coastal town in just about every way but one: parking sucks. Being able to zip up and down the main street on our bikes (and parking them right at our destination) was such a joy, and Nev seems to enjoy the rack-mounted seat a lot more than the trailer we've been using.
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After getting the trailer hitch installed last month, we picked up a [bike rack][3] and a [seat for Nev][4] and brought the bikes with us to Beaufort. This was **awesome** -- Beaufort's an idyllic coastal town in just about every way but one: parking sucks. Being able to zip up and down the main street on our bikes (and parking them right at our destination) was such a joy, and Nev seems to enjoy the rack-mounted seat a lot more than the trailer we've been using.
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I'm still enjoying using Obsidian to collect link and make notes, though mostly in the "capture" phase[^1], collecting information and starting to put some structure around it. When something comes up and I think, man, I read something good about that at some point in the past, I'm using that as a cue to create a dedicated note, with the hope that the _next_ time it comes up, I'll have a useful thing to reference.
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I also read some good articles about [Helix][4] and [Procreate][5], and I'm hoping to give those some attention this month.
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I also read some good articles about [Helix][5] and [Procreate][6], and I'm hoping to give those some attention this month.
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[2]: https://1up-usa.com/product/2-super-duty-double
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[3]: https://www.thule.com/en-us/child-bike-seats/rear-mounted-child-bike-seats/thule-yepp-nexxt-maxi-_-12080211
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[4]: https://timharek.no/blog/my-thoughts-on-helix-after-6-months/
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[5]: https://maggieappleton.com/apps
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[2]: https://www.valetmag.com/the-handbook/living/how-to-slow-down-time.php
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[3]: https://1up-usa.com/product/2-super-duty-double
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[4]: https://www.thule.com/en-us/child-bike-seats/rear-mounted-child-bike-seats/thule-yepp-nexxt-maxi-_-12080211
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[5]: https://timharek.no/blog/my-thoughts-on-helix-after-6-months/
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[6]: https://maggieappleton.com/apps
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This month:
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* Adventure: dust off the road bike, fill the tires, grease the chain, throw it on the rack, and get out for a long ride
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* Project: publish an article on [testing][14] on my company's website
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* Skill: learn [Helix][13] movements, see if it'd be a good Vim replacement (I still love Vim, and I'm pretty good at it, but my config's dated and I'm wary of how much effort it'll take to modernize)
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* Project: publish an article on [testing][7] on my company's website
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* Skill: learn [Helix][8] movements, see if it'd be a good Vim replacement (I still love Vim, and I'm pretty good at it, but my config's dated and I'm wary of how much effort it'll take to modernize)
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[13]: https://helix-editor.com/
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[14]: /notes/good-tests
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[7]: /notes/good-tests
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[8]: https://helix-editor.com/
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Reading:
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* Fiction: [_The Golden Enclaves_][6], Naomi Novik
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* Fiction: [_The Golden Enclaves_][9], Naomi Novik
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* Non-fiction:
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* [_Rapt_][7], Winifred Gallagher
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* [_Visual Thinking_][8], Williemien Brand
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* [_The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life_][9], Epictetus
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* [_Rapt_][10], Winifred Gallagher
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* [_Visual Thinking_][11], Williemien Brand
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* [_The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life_][12], Epictetus
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[7]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/rapt-attention-and-the-focused-life-winifred-gallagher/7485226?ean=9780143116905
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[6]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-golden-enclaves-naomi-novik/17789027?ean=9780593158357
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[8]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/visual-thinking-empowering-people-and-organisations-through-visual-collaboration-williemien-brand/12408256?ean=9789063694531
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[9]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-manual-a-philosopher-s-guide-to-life-epictetus/15150488?ean=9781545461112
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[9]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-golden-enclaves-naomi-novik/17789027?ean=9780593158357
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[10]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/rapt-attention-and-the-focused-life-winifred-gallagher/7485226?ean=9780143116905
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[11]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/visual-thinking-empowering-people-and-organisations-through-visual-collaboration-williemien-brand/12408256?ean=9789063694531
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[12]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-manual-a-philosopher-s-guide-to-life-epictetus/15150488?ean=9781545461112
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Links:
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* [Modern software quality, or why I think using language models for programming is a bad idea][10] -- I refer people to this article a lot in discussions around <abbr title="large language models">LLMs</abbr> and software development
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* [The small web is beautiful][11]
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* [Why You Own an iPad and Still Can't Draw][12]
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* [Modern software quality, or why I think using language models for programming is a bad idea][13] -- I refer people to this article a lot in discussions around <abbr title="large language models">LLMs</abbr> and software development
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* [The small web is beautiful][14]
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* [Why You Own an iPad and Still Can't Draw][15]
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[10]: https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/ai-and-software-quality/
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[11]: https://benhoyt.com/writings/the-small-web-is-beautiful/
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[12]: https://maggieappleton.com/still-cant-draw
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[13]: https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/ai-and-software-quality/
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[14]: https://benhoyt.com/writings/the-small-web-is-beautiful/
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[15]: https://maggieappleton.com/still-cant-draw
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[^1]: Tiago Forte's _Building a Second Brain_ outlines a four-step process: Capture, Organize, Distill, Express.
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url: https://www.annahavron.com/blog/what-do-you-want-to-make-real-in-the-world
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date: 2023-04-30T03:38:36Z
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file: www-annahavron-com-34fw9w.txt
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- title: "Spend Exactly None Of Your Time Killing Time"
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url: https://deadspin.com/spend-exactly-none-of-your-time-killing-time-1831777904
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date: 2023-04-30T03:40:23Z
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file: deadspin-com-cjpmjw.txt
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- title: "Sunday Firesides: To-Dos, the Rent We Pay For Living | The Art of Manliness"
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url: https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/advice/sunday-firesides-to-dos-the-rent-we-pay-for-living/
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date: 2023-04-30T03:43:27Z
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file: www-artofmanliness-com-6lxmwc.txt
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- title: "How to Slow Down Time | Valet."
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url: https://www.valetmag.com/the-handbook/living/how-to-slow-down-time.php
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date: 2023-07-05T16:08:47Z
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file: www-valetmag-com-b1tpcf.txt
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- title: "Spend Exactly None Of Your Time Killing Time"
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url: https://deadspin.com/spend-exactly-none-of-your-time-killing-time-1831777904
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date: 2023-04-30T03:40:23Z
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file: deadspin-com-cjpmjw.txt
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---
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Broadly, three categories of productive activities:
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* Routine
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* Novel
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* ["How to Slow Down Time | Valet."][7]
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[7]: https://www.valetmag.com/the-handbook/living/how-to-slow-down-time.php
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Leisure:
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* I don't really have leisure activities besides reading fiction
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* I spend a lot of time mindlessly scrolling my phone
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* What do I love to do that is relaxing & that I don't feel a constant need to improve at?
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* [Spend Exactly None Of Your Time Killing Time][7]
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* [Spend Exactly None Of Your Time Killing Time][8]
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[7]: https://deadspin.com/spend-exactly-none-of-your-time-killing-time-1831777904
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[8]: https://deadspin.com/spend-exactly-none-of-your-time-killing-time-1831777904
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Sleep:
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> You don’t even have to fall asleep. Just lying down and resting for ten to twenty minutes can be a great way to recharge.
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> -- [_Make Time_][8] ([p. 232-233][9])
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> -- [_Make Time_][9] ([p. 232-233][10])
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[8]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/make-time-how-to-focus-on-what-matters-every-day-jake-knapp/12094196?ean=9780525572428
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[9]: make_time_232.pdf
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[9]: https://bookshop.org/p/books/make-time-how-to-focus-on-what-matters-every-day-jake-knapp/12094196?ean=9780525572428
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[10]: make_time_232.pdf
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