December 2023 Influences End Review

The review of 2023 was finding the time to organize and improve my writing. In the past I would try to learn many things all at once and it would usually bite me, and I would burn out.

I took a lot of the ideas from the Four Thousand Weeks to limit the work in progress and it was very successful. I achieved the majority of what I wanted to do which was a couple tech talks, a book club and a variety of courses I am still working through.

Books and Media

Read less books. Come back to your books, little by little to wring the most insights.

• Baldur’s Gate 3 - Amazing. You cannot believe the depths of storytelling and the chain of narratives.

Living Healthy

Healthy and slowly, I lost 40 pounds.

• Eat broccoli and fiber: change your diet.
• Meditate.
• Be sure to leave a little bit behind.
• Use a scale and check how some food reacts.
• Savor what matters and be selective.
• Walk.

What To Expect 2024

• Building muscle - Kettlebells, dumb bells, tai chi, 108 bows (squats and push ups).
• Better writing
  • Better hooks
  • More insights
  • Practicing daily
  • Slow down
• Tightening the process
  • Creation
  • Editing
  • Feedback
  • Improvement

The reason for rebooting the podcast is because AI/ML/LLM and software engineering is going to get weird. I spent 2023 thinking about organizing the process of saving notes, organizing, distilling, and understanding the process.

Then ChatGPT shows up and says, “Hey, I can organize and give you free ideas”, but he’s a kooky guy, and we always double check he’s not making nonsense.

See you in 2024

Let’s go!