Bringing Order to Chaos, 2021

Jan 01, 2021

Beyond the obvious reasons, this year is a interesting one for me as it’s pretty much the first time since early high school that I am not in classes for credit/grades most of the year. Offically done with the coursework required for my degree - with only research and writing left, I’m interested to see how this list changes. Already there’s far less demand on scheduling and I’ve been able to be a lot more relaxed using my calendar. Still stand by time-blocking type methods and I group my tasks by topic and type of work, but find myself a lot less tethered to a tight schedule in order to function efficently like I have been for the last deacade or so. Odd but kind of nice? We’ll see how long it lasts.

Physical Things (I have sold my soul to Apple):

2020 13” MacBook Pro (2.3GHz Intel i7 processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage)
- HyperDrive 7-in-2 USB-C hub, because I miss all the ports on my old MacBook
24” monitor, one in the home office and one at work
iPhone 8 Plus in an OtterBox case
Apple Watch Series 4
Kindle Paperwhite
Beats Solo 3 and Powerbeats Pro wireless headphones

Incorperal Things:

Things 3
Bear
Obsidian
Apple/iOS Calendar
Apple/iOS Mail
Zotero
Parallels
Alfred
Spotify