Aaron Aiken

At any rate, first cup of coffee finally in. 🐶 ☕️

Need to get on a much better and consistent daily routine. Already running out of time this morning 😬.

🤔 Thinking about: going back to TaskPaper (and wondering if I can use Drafts on iOS and MacOS along the way)…I really enjoy OmniFocus and all that it offers but I do feel, at times, that I have over complicated my perception of my tasks in order to fit a [complicated] system.

“Hey dad! What’s this?”

☕️ Good morning! First cup of coffee for the day.

Really enjoyed this week’s @monday episode with @macgenie interviewing @jgmac1106. I am afraid to go down the commonplace book rabbit hole…😊

Been unsubscribing from email newsletters/promotions as they come in. Only keeping subscriptions from companies/people I actually care to hear from (content that is not trying to sell me something with each update).

New goal: plan tomorrow today.

Finally some time to take a minute…

2 hours of sitting in the sun reading _Death on the Nisle_ by Agatha Christie. Good for the soul!

Went for a walk/hike today. Trying to be more intentional about planned family activities on the weekends.

Email is a necessary evil for sure: for work, keeping in-touch, etc, but it really isn’t too much fun. That being said, I do enjoy writing with Markdown using MailMate. Brings up the enjoyment factor a bit :-)

Really enjoyed listening to the latest Core Intuition episode. Especially re the use of email and mailing lists. I agree that larger companies who misuse email have definitely made it tougher for the solo or small team companies. Speaking of email, cc: @manton, @danielpunkass

Something that continues to seem unbelievable: I’m a dad.

Work hard, play hard. Worked harder, play harder.

Storm rolling in ⛈

Coincidence? @macgenie @jeremycherfas

Work is done for the day. Time to relax for a bit. Major wins in that the various automations I put together yesterday with Keyboard Maestro, Apify, and Zapier worked without any problems!!

Yeah, think I’ll have another cup.

Afternoon coffee - so/always necessary. Also, my favorite coffee mug from one of my favorite places.

Crazy late night of automating a few things. Mostly successful! Time to rest :-)

Had a good afternoon hanging out with my dad. Sat on the back porch drinking brews and talking. My brother joined as well (first Father’s Day for him). And of course I had a cigar.

Complain less, do more.

Apparently a power nap is needed.

Ok. Friday evening. Time for a beer, cigar, and The Walking Dead. Cheers!