Got my lunches made and in the freezer for the next two weeks.

Organized a basement shelf that has been bothering me for awhile.

Finished a whole liter of water before lunch.

Taking an hour to chill and then getting started on my PM tasks.

It's one of those things where the less you think about it, the easier it is. Once you start thinking about what you're doing, it falls apart.

Regardless, I'm pleased with my progress thus far.

Learning the banjo is something I've wanted to do for years, but will finally be able to do because my wife got me a banjo for Christmas!

Dammit wrong link. Here.

open.substack.com/pub/rytood2?...

24 books doesn't sound like a lot, because it's not. But I've struggled to find reading time lately.

My hiking goals are general. I'd love to set a specific amount, but saying "hike more" gives me two ways to succeed - more outings, or more miles.

Ideally both.

Longer-form adventures or stories I'll be sharing in blog form. On substack to start, until I figure out an inexpensive / free blogging platform that'll work for me.

substack.com/@rytood2?utm...

Deactivating my Facebook should be checked off on Day 1. The only thing I do with it anymore is share my hiking adventures and there are other options for doing that. Like Instagram (which I know is the same company but is much less obnoxious to me at the moment).

Yes, spending 30 seconds typing out a prompt and hitting enter sounds a lot more fun than taking the time to learn an actual craft and creating an actual product.

Now they're selling blankets?

CBS just did a 5 minute segment about a former football player overcoming his fear of sharks.