Reflection on Daily Life as a Tabletop Gamer
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Urgency, Usability, Upskilling, Uncluttering, Unfinished Projects, Uplift, Universal (or not!), Underestimation, Use Cases, User, Usefulness, Utility/Utilities, Update your system periodically, Upkeep, Ultimate Goal/System/Aim, Ubiquitous, Understanding… For the month of August, I’m participating in the Dog Days of Podcasting, a challenge to podcas…
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Time Management, Templates, Tools, Technology, Timelines, Teamwork, Triggers, Transitions. Tidying Up, Term Cycle, Trackers, Theorize, Test your system (even when it lets you down), Try again, TTRPGs, Try different things, Tackle larger things, Triage, Tasks/Task Management, Theorize, Teach… For the month of August, I’m participating in the Dog Day…
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Self-Care, Stress Management, Storytelling, Stakeholders, Storage Solutions, System of Systems, Summaries, Structure, Seasons, Slips, Stamps, Stencils; Sort things into separate bins; Selves (not Self!); Simplify; Sleep, Scheduling, Sleep, Say No, Standard Operating Procedures, Service, Solid/Sound/Supported, Seasons, Similes, Safety, Secure, Silly…
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Routines, Resources, Resilience, Relationships, Redundancy, Results, Resetting, Risk Management, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reminders, Rest regularly, Refine the process/system, Review, Redundancy, Reflection on Lived Experience, Regret, Round Filing, Reset/Recharge/Refocus, Reinforcement, Redundancy, Readiness, Reel it in, Reference Files, Regression…
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Quick Wins, Quotas, Queries, Queue Management, Quitting, Quality Control, Quirks, Questions, Quests, Quick, Quiet working space; Quiet the Mind; Question everything; Quality over Quantity, Quotidian, Quietude, Quotient, Quotes… For the month of August, I’m participating in the Dog Days of Podcasting, a challenge to podcast every day. There are many…
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Planning, Productivity, Processes, Purpose, Paperwork, Problem Solving, Persistence, Projects/Project Management, (everything has a Place), Personal/Personalized; Produce reports; Prove the system; Prune/Purge the system; Process the Inbox and everything else, Pomodoro Technique; Past Self; Parkinson’s Law (Tasks expand to fill the time available; …
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“þe” (the) and “þorn” (thorn). Whenever you see an old timey reference in a movie to “Ye Olde Tavern,” the “y” is actually the long forgotten thorn. Over time, it was replaced by the letter combo “th.” (explanation from “Forgotten Letters of the English Alphabet” at Calligrascape.) For the month of August, I’m participating in the Dog Days of Podca…
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Opportunities, Optimization, Overwhelm, Outcomes, Options, Organizing/Organization, Organic, Out-of-Sight-Out-of-Mind, Overview, Observe how you work/how work works, Odd/Oddity/Odds-n-Ends, Outstanding, On/Off, Outsourcing, Outdoors, Obtuse, Obstruction, Oculus, Orthogonal, Odyssey, Obfuscate, Objectives, Objectivity, Object, Ombudsman, Ontology, O…
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Networking, Navigation, Narrowing Down, Necessities/Necessary, Negotiation, Nesting, Nuance, Next Actions, Notifications, No: learn how to say it strategically, Neat, Needs; Necessary, Nag, Night, Negative, Navel-gazing; Nearby, Notes/Note-Taking/Notebooks, Nearly Everything… For the month of August, I’m participating in the Dog Days of Podcasting,…
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Milestones, Minimalism, Metrics, Multitasking, Meetings, Management, Mentorship, Mindfulness, Monthly Cycle, Monthly Review, Mind mapping; Minimize distractions; Many selves, Music, Mentor, Mind Palace, Mastication, Mind Over Matter, Madness, Models, Mood, Mistakes, Mobile, Memory, Motivation, Momentum/Motion, Mindfulness, Miscellaneous… For the mo…
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Learning, Leadership, Logistics, Long-Term Planning, Legacy, Limitations, Leverage, Location, Listen to yourself and your system, Little Steps, Lists... Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Keep it Simple, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Management, Kickoff Meetings, Kinetic Energy, Kindness, Key Resources, Kits, Kanban, Know yourself; Knotted Information, Kill your darlings... Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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Judgement, Job Management, Just-in-Time (Learning), Journey Mapping, Joint Efforts, Jumpstarting Projects, Jack-of-all-Trades; Jog (not Sprint); Justify; Jury-rig; Jigsaw; Jarlsberg; Jam-Packed; Juggling; Journaling,; Joy; Journey, not a destination... Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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Intentionality, Inspiration, Implementation, Information Overload, Innovation, Impact, Iteration, Integration, Improvements, Invest time (in dreaming, developing, testing & refining your systems); Idleness, “I", Inference, Ideas/Ideation, Illustration, Isolation, Interest, Interconnectedness/Interdependence, Ice (cool), Inbox, Inbox Zero, Infinite …
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algæ, Cæsar, archaeology, vertibræ, æther... Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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Hierarchy, Humour, Highlighting, Hurdles, Hybrid Work, Hobbies, Home Office, History, Hope, Handle, Hard Deadlines, Hard Tasks, Health, Hardcore mode, Hardware, Hacks, Habits (Habit Stacking, Habit Tracking), Handy, Here and Now... Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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Growth, Group Projects, Grounding, Graphs and Charts, Guidelines, Guardrails, Gratitude journaling, Getting Things Done (GTD), Goals & Goal Review Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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Feedback, Filing Systems, Flexibility, Follow-Up, Financial Organization, Frameworks, Failure, Future Planning, Forage for systems that work, Freedom, Fretting, Forgetting, Forethought, Fresh, Focus, Flow... Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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Efficiency, Email Management, Evaluation, Energy Management, Execution, Environment, Empowerment, Estimation, Evernote, Easy, Experimentation, Equipment, Effort, Everything, Everywhere... Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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Delegation, Digital Organization, Decision Making, Discipline, Documentation, Daily Planning, Decluttering, Deadlines, Data Management, Daily Log, Decoration, Divide & Conquer, Dream, Document everything, Decision-making, Decision Fatigue, Daily Cycle, Distraction Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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Clarity, Calendar Management, Consistency, Creative Organization, Communication, Collaboration Tools, Constraints, Cleanliness, Course Correction, Categorization, Cycles, Capture, Colour, Colour coding, Coding, Customizing, Custom-made solution, Chunking, Calendars, Collecting (info), Close things, Creativity, Coherence, Challenge, Calm, Cool & Col…
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Brainstorming, Balance, Boundaries, Backlogs, Batching, Breaks, Bookkeeping, Benchmarks, Buffer Time, Bullet Points, Bind projects & like things together, Blocking, “Busy” and Bullet Journaling. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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Automation, Alastair Method, Ask others about what they use, Annotation, ADHD, Accountability, Adaptability, Aesthetics, Agility, Ambition, Analysis, Apps, Archives, Articulation, Assessment... and AI Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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Where to start? Probably best to start somewhere in the middle... Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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This is the AIA: The Case of the Care Packages
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I'm very proud to share with you the 2023 holiday audio drama: This is the AIA: The Case of Care Packages. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-13: On the Thirteenth (First) Day of Christmas…
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In which John Christopher Kringle comes out the other side of this experience with a little wisdom, and a lot of appreciation. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-12: On the Twelfth Day of Christmas…
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In which John Christopher Kringle attempts to conclude this series, speaking now to the assembled crowd in a general meeting room on board the Arcship... Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-11: On the Eleventh Day of Christmas…
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In which John Christopher Kringle discovers that the most appropriate interpretations might be relevant to your own selves. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-10: On the Tenth Day of Christmas…
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In which the very nature of society must be examined, not from a contemporary lens, but from a very ancient one…By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-09: On the Ninth Day of Christmas…
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In which the esteemed John Christopher Kringle is far less concerned with the lyric interpretation than the method by which it might have been communicated, in the ancient days before mankind left their planet. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-08: On the Eighth Day of Christmas…
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In which John Christopher Kringle finds a way to explain the peculiar offer of this day in a definitively reasonable way. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-07: On the Seventh Day of Christmas…
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In which the credential Professor of Ancient Archeoliterature admits to not feeling quite right for today's lesson, probably a derivative of poor sleep. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-06: On the Sixth Day of Christmas…
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In which John Christopher Kringle expounds upon the theory that none of these birds are real. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-05: On the Fifth Day of Christmas…
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In which John Christopher Kringle has to make a decision about which theory to present, and chooses to defy convention. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-04: On the Fourth Day of Christmas…
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In which John Christopher Kringle diverts on an interesting path talking about ancient communications methods, before tying it today's archoliterature discussion. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-03: On the Third Day of Christmas…
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In which John Christopher Kringle attempts to wade through the complicated miscues related to "three french hens". Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-02: On the Second Day of Christmas…
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In which the respected scholar and interpreter John Christopher Kringle continues his lessons from "The 12 Days of Christmas: A Carol of Instruction for Christmas", and also addresses some perceived inaccuracies from the first lesson. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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DDOA 2023-01: On the First Day of Christmas…
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In which John Christopher Kringle provides the Accelerated History Learning class with a lesson about the ancient practice of Christmas, as outlined in the book "The 12 Days of Christmas: A Carol of Instruction for Christmas". Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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WOL 2023-12-12: 1878: Finding The Rules Printed On The Box
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In which I piece together some of the repeating metaphors, and once again talk about trying to get peace and control in my life. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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WOL 2023-12-12: 1877: Spreadin’ Romance Movie Spreadsheets
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In which I chatter on about the merger of geekery that is my Hallmarkian trackers... Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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In which I celebrate the fact that I didn't get my hands dirty, even though I did the work myself. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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In which I consider just why it took so long to get over my procrastination, which I'd put off thinking about. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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WOL 2023-12-08: 1874: The End Is Not The End Is Loading
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In which I find myself in an interesting rut, but not the rut I had hoped to be in. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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WOL 2023-12-07: 1873: A Social Reproduction
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In which I celebrate the opportunity I rose to, to turn an awkward group situation into an interactive one. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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WOL 2023-12-07: 1872: Go Watch SurrealEstate
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In which I shamelessly plug one of my favourite current (?) shows. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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In which I lament not yet getting up much for decoration. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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WOL 2023-12-04: 1870: Having an AFOL Feeling
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In which I expound upon the virtue -- or at least the steps of fun -- of playing with little plastic bricks. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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In which I happily chatter away about leftovers, nearly (or possibly actually) missing a point. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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WOL 2023-12-02: 1868: Story, Man… It’s the Thing.
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In which I try to justify my busy life by turning into one big every thing... Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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WOL 2023-12-01: 1867: Rearranging Thoughts
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In which I try to order my mind by describing how I'm ordering my spaces. Continue reading →By Mark the Encaffeinated ONE
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