Stands for Observe-Orient-Decide-Act (“OODA”) Loop. It’s an iteration because it
feeds back into itself. Initially applied for military use, but has since been
used for business decision-making and personal development.
Observe the situation and mentally note any key data points.
Orient by placing data in the context of existing knowledge and mental maps to create a picture of the current situation.
Make a decision on how to act in light of that situation.
I’m finally cleaning up my RSS feeds because it’s too untenable. In my Readwise Reader, my inflow is far greater with things I know I won’t read over things that I know I’ll read later. Hence trapping me in a cycle of scrolling over reading. I’m going to unsubscribe from a bunch of things.
I’ve slowed down on the website updates and have focused more on projects and
writing. I think there’s always a balance to strike with what more I could do
versus what really matters.
We have a little over a month until the wedding. The final details are being looked
at. When people tell me wedding planning is no joke, I can echo that sentiment.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Promo
We bought the Brooklyn Nine-Nine boxset and have been watching through the series.
Netflix has the first four seasons, but there wasn’t enough closure for the remaining
seasons, and iTunes or Apple TV had a sale, so we’ve been putting that in the
background while we work on the wedding. It’s nice to have something grounding.
As for books, I’ve been wondering if I should read “The Power Broker” by Robert Caro.
It’s a monster of a book about Robert Moses. I was listening to 99% Invisible’s mini-series
about the book, and it sounds intense.
I’ve been slowly making my way through Cal Newport’s new book, “Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout” as well as Emily Nagoski’s new book, “Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections”.
My partner is starting to use Capacities, and I set up
an account to also try it out in tandem. There’s a lot of good ideas in that app,
but I’m not sure I’m going to covert from Obsidian. I’m used to my tool, and I’m
probably going to stick with it for now.
When designing from the ground up, create small, atomic components that can be combined into bigger components. Using biology as a guide, the complexity is organized into molecules, organisms, then pages. Templates are also used as layouts for those pages.
I have put back together my newsletter after years of absense! These are
primarily updates on my blog, "Craft By Zen", and maybe some highlights to
the new articles I've written. There might be some life updates as well.
I'm doing away with the old format of weekly longform essays, and trying
some new things with my newsletter.
