Hi, I'm Brennan! I created this website to provide weekly updates regarding my goals (systems) that I currently have on a website called Beeminder as a way to keep myself accountable, as well as a place for general draft writing. For more information on the theory behind this idea, please check out the following links where I have written extensively about this: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Twenty-Four: Apple Pie
Posted: August 11, 2020Week Twenty-four! Another rather uneventful week. I’ve been working with Python frameworks like Flask and Django recently, and I’m starting to piece together a plan to start an independent project, probably with something like Stripe integration for a simple way to become self-sufficient. It’s cr...
Twenty-Three: Identity Risk
Posted: August 3, 2020August 3rd Week Twenty-three! I know I said this entry would be late, but I couldn’t help myself. I’m currently in a rather comfortable hotel room that I managed to book last minute as I make my way back to the city and back to work. I tried my best to prepare Beeminder accordingly, but I’m afr...
Twenty-Two: Community Searching
Posted: July 27, 2020Week Twenty-two! As someone who’s inherently anti-authoritarian, it’s weird to be happy about how the status quo and how its been going. I don’t really have much to say in the way of updates, since everything is working as intended. For instance, it’s nice to see that my writing has gone from sp...
Twenty-One: Unify Thyself
Posted: July 20, 2020Week Twenty-one! I always had this thought that being more mindful of my time, and being intentional would lead to a sense of time going by slower–since you’re taking everything in and thinking slowly. But time is going by for me just as quickly as ever–I can’t believe July is almost over! Of cou...
Twenty: Bare-minimum Days
Posted: July 12, 2020Week Twenty! I started this experiment back in February, meaning that I’ve been my own accountability guinea pig for just over half a year now. Of course, I feel as though I’ve barely chipped away at my bad habits and negative traits, there is still progress I’d like to review. Specifically, the...
Nineteen: Creative vs. Technical
Posted: July 5, 2020Week Nineteen! I’m relieved to finally be finished with the React.js portion of the curriculum that I’m studying, and moving onto Python. I find the language to be a lot less hair-pullingly frustrating than JavaScript is. I’ve also finally had the time to go through a serious mind dump session an...