Archive of posts with tag 'media consumption'

Progress Report, August 2023

August 31, 2023 • #

Health & Habits

Running

  • 17 activities
  • Distance: 87 mi
  • Total Time: 15:35:31
  • Average Pace: 10:43 / mi

Sleep

  • Average: 7:04 / night
  • 8 hr nights: 7

Writing

  • Journal entries: 9; 7,009 words
  • Blog posts: 7
  • Newsletters: 1

Media

Reading

Outlive, Peter Attia ░░░░░░░░░░▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 50-100%

Solaris, Stanisław Lem ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 0-100%

Dominion, Tom Holland ░░░░░░░░░░▓░░░░░░░░░ 52-57%

The Wright Brothers, David McCullough ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 0-36%

How Buildings Learn, Stewart Brand ▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 0-27%

Wool, Hugh Howey ▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░...

Media Consumption, April 2023

May 1, 2023 • #

Reading

Learning to Build, Bob Moesta
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 0-100%

The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich
░░░░░░░░░░░░░▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 64-100%

The Network State, Balaji Srinivasan
░░░▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 16-31%

Dominion, Tom Holland
░░░░░░▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 30-37%

Podcasts

21 episodes — 26 hrs, 24 min

TV

  • Succession (4 episodes)
  • Waco: American Apocalypse (3 episodes)
  • The Mandalorian (3 episodes)
  • Formula 1: Drive to Survive (14 episodes)

Film

Clockers (1995)

Everything Everywhere All At...

Progress Report, November 2022

December 15, 2022 • #

I’m late getting my November update posted. November (and still, in December) was a rollercoaster of a month. Just so much happening with professional and personal, I’ve hardly had a moment to do much at all — neither focusing on any personal progress goals, nor writing or other fun side deals.

My running performance was pitiful. I did 5 runs, but honestly I’m surprised it was even that many. Feels like I’m totally off the wagon on that. I did alright on my sleep, but I swing too much back and forth to be a healthy pattern. I’ll do a...

Progress Report, October 2022

November 1, 2022 • #

This time I’m including the previous month’s to see month-over-month change, so progress (or lack of) is visible.

Health & Habits

Running

  • 8 activities (6)
  • Distance: 26.44 mi (17.33 miles)
  • Total Time: 3:59:24 (2:32:34)
  • Average Pace: 8:56 / mi (9:08 / mi)

Sleep

  • Average: 7:32 / night (7:30)
  • 8 hr nights: 10 (8)

Slightly better on sleeping more this month. Very slightly. Probably would’ve been even better improvement without a cross-country trip in the mix.

Writing

  • Journal entries: 14; 6,428 words (14; 7,292 words)
  • Blog posts: 14 (19)
  • Newsletters: 1 (2)
  • ...

Progress Report, September 2022

September 30, 2022 • #

Health

Running

  • 6 activities
  • Distance: 17.33 miles
  • Total Time: 2:32:34
  • Average Pace: 9:08 / mi

Sleep

  • Average: 7:21 / night
  • 8 hr nights: 10

Writing

  • Journal entries: 14 (7292 words)
  • Blog posts: 19
  • Newsletters: 2

Media

Reading

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L. Shirer

░░░░░░░░░░░░░░▓░░░░░ 70-78%

A Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander

░▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 9-16%

The Captured Economy, Brink Lindsey & Steven Teles

▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░ 0-47%

Progress Report, August 2022

September 1, 2022 • #

Health

Running

  • 5 activities
  • Distance: 14.55 miles
  • Total Time: 2:06:54
  • Average Pace: 8:42 / mi

Sleep

  • Average: 7:22 / night
  • 8 hr nights: 9

Media

Reading

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L. Shirer
░░░░░░░░░░░░░▓░░░░░░ 68-70%

Termination Shock, Neal Stephenson
░░░▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 17-31%

A Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander
▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 0-9%

Scene and Structure, Jack Bickham
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 0-100%

Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke
░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░▓▓▓ 85-100%

Underland, Robert...

Progress Report, July 2022

August 1, 2022 • #

Kind of a wild month. I had a good week in the middle with consistent running, but otherwise underwhelming. I did do better with sleep this month.

Health

Running

  • 9 activities
  • Distance: 23.2 miles
  • Total Time: 3:25:28
  • Average Pace: 8:51 / mi

Sleep

  • Average: 7:30 / night
  • 8 hr nights: 8

Media

Reading

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L.Shirer
░░░░░░░░░░░░▓░░░░░░░ 62-68%

The Tacit Dimension, Michael Polanyi
░░░░░░░░░░░░░░▓▓▓▓▓ 73-100%

Progress Report: June 2022

July 1, 2022 • #

Health

Running

  • 13 activities
  • Distance: 28.67 miles
  • Total Time: 6:28:54
  • Average Page: 9:03 / mi

Sleep

  • Average: 7:20 / night

Media

Reading

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L. Shirer
░░░░░░░░░░▓▓░░░░░░░░ 52-62%

The Law, Frederic Bastiat
░░░▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 17-100%

Underland, Robert Macfarlane
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░ 0-57%

The Tacit Dimension, Michael Polanyi
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░ 0-73%

Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░ 0-40%

...

Progress Report: May

June 1, 2022 • #

Another month is in the books. I had a couple of trips this month, but did slightly better on running. Still pretty far away from the regular habit I used to have.

Health

Running

  • 12 activities
  • Distance: 26.7 miles
  • Total Time: 3:53:14
  • Average Pace: 8:47 / mi

Sleep

  • Average: 7:00 / night

Media

Reading

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L. Shirer
░░░░░░░░░░▓▓░░░░░░░░ 38-52%

The Future and its Enemies, Virginia Postrel

Progress Report: April

May 1, 2022 • #

This month was a weak one on the health front. I think I only got 2 or 3 runs in, and my sleep has been garbage. Maybe I can do better in May. We have plans to join the gym nearby, so that should coerce at least working out semi-weekly. If I could get to 3 runs per week and 2 workout sessions, I’d be happy to build from that.

I did, however, make inroads on eating better and cooking at home, so that’s a plus.

Media

Reading

The...

Progress Report: October

November 8, 2021 • #

I’m going take a stab at rebooting the monthly progress posts I used to do back when I was diligently tracking several goals through 2019 and 2020. Each month I’d look at how I was tracking against plan for fixed targets like “run 650 miles”.

This time we’re gonna try something different. I’ll include my workout activities, because I still want to note my monthly quantities even if not tracking against a fixed number, books I’m reading, and other media I’ve been consuming, inspired by Julian Lehr’s regular “media consumption” updates.

October was a pretty normal month....