Week 17

Apr 28, 2024 |  Chris Zietlow  | 2 min read  |

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• Work has been getting pretty busy
  • Focusing a lot of energy and research into improving developer experience and productivity
  • Leveling up my understanding of the systems we use on a regular basis
• Successfully integrated indieAuth.com on my website
• With a method of authentication, I was able to join the IndieWeb WebRing
• Experimenting with a new method of executing my prof dev goals
  • Using Gantt Charts over a quarterly basis
  • Limited the amount of distractions
  • Set realistic goals
  • I also want to add them to my blog
    • Publicly stating my goals, may add another layer of accountability
• Continued practicing typing with the Moonlander keyboard
  • I'm going to try a new layout soon
• I'm reading the 2023 DevOps Report
  • Thinking of new approaches to measuring productivity
  • Exploring how to measure productivity without running afoul of Goodhart's Law
• Investigating Cynefin for conceptualizing complex systems
• Continuing to work through better understanding Keycloak
  • Not finding exactly what I wanted for a local dev setup I blogged about running Keycloak with Docker Compose
  • Better understanding OIdC, SAML, and even OpenId
• Completed Survived week one of Cooper's training
  • He's starting to understand basic commands
  • Actually enjoys his crate
  • Still working on his chewing and biting issues
• Installed a permanent baby gate in front of our stairs
• Finished personal finance statements for March
  • This takes about ~1 hour per month
  • Looking for better tools to automate this
• Started running again
  • After a 3-week break, I did a 2.5-mile run at ~9 min/mile pace
• Watched
  • 1st round of the NFL draft
  • Random episodes of Killing Eve with Alaina

Insights Upon Reflection

My energy levels and motivation have been falling behind the levels I would like for them to be. This has been the case for the previous 3 weeks, which aligns with a ramp up in demands from work. Anecdotally, this coincides with the lack of any real exercise over the past 3 weeks and piss poor diet. Now that my shins are healed, I'm going to fall back into my running routine, as that seems to be a good base upon which to build upon.