Now, January 2017

Thinking aboutWhat habits do I want to install in my life? I'm learning the Elixir language with a tutorial and book from Big Machine, Taking Off With Elixir. It's the first functional programming tutorial that hasn't made me feel like I'm being hit over the head with a heavy mathematics textbook by someone yelling at me that I'm stupid (Haskell and Scala, this means you).

Stimuli and inputI started using highlighter pencils in books I was reading (only ones I own), it makes flipping back through them a lot faster. Started a questions log, to capture questions that get stuck in my head, an idea from Todd Henry's book Die Empty. Planning to use the back of that notebook to record things I've learned, got that idea from an article by Tré Wee, 52 key learnings in 52 weeks of 2016.

Craft and unnecessary creatingDaily doodling will return after my National Novel Writing Month novel is complete. There are three chapters to go and it seems like a decent story. I have a couple of Kickstarter books on drawing, one on figures and one on cartoon character design, that should arrive soon.

Exercise and healthI got my black belt this year, so what's next? Thinking about a personal push-up challenge. I would like to weigh less and have more endurance.