Aaron Aiken

Another beautiful day!

Part of my new routine, which I will write more about later, is a 7am walk with my 5yo.

Oh snap, Stranger Things 3.

Time to give focused thought to a realistic daily routine that I can actually stick to and that allows me to do other things than work 24/7. There is a time for everything, and tomorrow may just be that time. It can wait. Pick up that book or write that story. Wish me luck.

Full sun right now and pushing 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Paradise for me.

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.