Looks like I'm done with the challenge. 🥳 I've counted all the posts, just to be sure that I have not forgotten something. The current count is 100 because I did one post which is not included in the challenge. Which is the page about #TheMonthProject.
It was a nice experience and definitely helped to get going with my blog. Which I thought I will abandon after 2–3 months. So I'm happy that I'm still writing after 1 year.
I never thought I could write 2 posts per week. Then the pressure increased to write 1 post per Day. Which I handled also quite well. After I got ill, the pressure increased one more time and I needed to write 2 posts each day. Which was also doable, but nothing I would want to do over a longer period. I wrote each a day a freestyle post, where I just started to write down what's in my head and the other post was some kind of planned, with more structure and images. I liked how naturally it felt and worked out. But, as I said, nothing I want to do regularly.
What I also learned is, that I liked to write but with the pressure in the end, there is not much room for improvement. Maybe a focus on less post would be better. So that I can write a post and review it multiple times before publishing it. But on the other hand, writing and publishing the post without a good review helped to get the post out in the wild. So, I've learned something but don't know what to do with it. 🫠
One of my best posts was my first one about Paperless-ngx. It still gets views. Another post got posted on Hackernews (not by me). Which was a big surprise and got me plenty of views in one day. These 2 posts are my best and leading by a wide margin.
Furthermore, I'm planning to take the challenge again and start it on February 1. Which will give me a break and free my head a bit. This time I want to focus more on technical post's. Because that's the reason I started this blog. I also played a bit with the write.as API, and maybe I can do some statistics how many technical post's I wrote already on this blog and on my first challenge. The 1. of February is also simpler to remember than the 21. of January. It should start together with my #TheMonthProject which will help me to make a productive month.
It's insane that I really did it. I'm so happy right now. 😃
Monday. It's funny how many people hate Mondays. For me, it is just another day of the Week. It has always been. Strangely, I more hate the later days of the Workweek. Thursday or Friday because in the past those days were always stressful. Getting work done. Going shopping for groceries. Planning the weekend and so on. Yay, just a rant about how people hate Mondays and I don't like the end of the Workweek. 🫠
We went to the ORWOhaus in Berlin to see Illdisposed. Haven't seen them in a long while, and I really like their newly released record. In preparation of the concert, I've looked Persecutor up and was excited to see them too.
I like mornings and days like these. A little bit of fog and everything is coated in frost. This and when it had snowed is where I had my best morning runs. Sadly, because of my feed, I'm unable to run. I hope someday I will get there again.
Yesterday I archived some good work in our basement. I got a new saw blade, and it had cut through butter with a warm knife. :) With the new saw blade, I was able to cut the 2,5m long boards into pieces. Now I need to sand and paint them. And we are some steps closer to the finish line. 🏁
The illness is still in my body. Or my body is still recovering from it. I need plenty of breaks during the day. Yesterday, I instantly fell asleep while lying on the couch and watching Bluey with my son.
We went to see The Hirsch Effekt and Better Lovers at the Berghain Berlin. And it was remarkable. One of the best shows of 2024. I'm a long-time fan of The Hirsch Effekt. Saw them the last time at With Full Force. (Can't remember the year anymore) And Better Lovers with their first EP crushed it. Sadly, their full-length record is not the best. I like some songs, and it's overall just “okisch”.
With this post, I only have 5 more to go to complete the #100DaysToOffload.
My plan was to finish some old concert posts, but currently I only have time to write posts on my mobile phone.
Because of my illness, I’ve lost some days working in our basement to complete the new kids' playroom. We are at the finishing line. I only need to cut some plywood, paint it white and add skirting board to the walls.
When the kids' room is finished, I need to focus on the stairs. I took them out. Now I have to sand them, replace some rotten parts and paint it all white.
After the stairs are finished, the rest of the walls can be finished and painted as well. And I can put more vinyl on the floor. Which makes the basement nearly complete. I hope we can archive this in Q1. Which would be great because I have countless things planned for the outside of our house. For example, extending the kid's playhouse and improving some things for the pool. My wife also wanted to have some trees planted so that the neighbors can look into our garden. A huge to-do list awaits for Q1 and Q2. 😅
I love when client work, works as expected. If I feel overwhelmed, I have to tackle each task one by one. Sounds like I got this from a YouTube video. Maybe I have. I can’t remember. 😂
Raycast released a new feature which lets you focus more on your current task. You can define a name, time, and apps which should be blocked at this time. They also have some groups of apps. For example, Social Media, Messaging and so on. You can also block single websites, which was not working for me in Firefox or Vivaldi. So, blocking websites is then no option for me.
So, overall, it's a good Idea but not really commonly usable. Moreover, if I block MS Teams, I don't want it to be closed and appear offline. It should still be open and not making any noise or distracting me. Maybe this feature will grow over time and they will add some things.
