From d35e0602fcab033ad04c8112ca36d4d9683f8ac1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sejo Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 17:47:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] started biosejo --- src/biosejo.gmo | 14 +++++++++ src/biosejo_120220503.gmo | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ src/log.txt | 2 ++ 3 files changed, 80 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/biosejo.gmo create mode 100644 src/biosejo_120220503.gmo diff --git a/src/biosejo.gmo b/src/biosejo.gmo new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9dfd432 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/biosejo.gmo @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +# biosejo + +a chronological account of {sejo}'s life and research. + +# 12022 + +## Here we go: Intro, research and notes + +In which I introduce {biosejo} and talk about my plans regarding research, note-taking, and movement. +=> ./biosejo_120220503.gmi {biosejo 120220503} + +# subscribe + +updates here are replicated in the {log} and the multiple feeds it has. diff --git a/src/biosejo_120220503.gmo b/src/biosejo_120220503.gmo new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e5dff0f --- /dev/null +++ b/src/biosejo_120220503.gmo @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +# Here we go: Intro, research and notes - biosejo 120220503 + +In which I introduce {biosejo} and talk about my plans regarding research, note-taking, and movement. + +# Intro + +I tend to enjoy writing in chronological posts. + +Now that I think of it, I've done that in several instances for a period corresponding to at least half of my life. + +Here in the compudanzas site I've been exploring a {wiki}-like structure, because non-linear arrangements, and specifically hypertext-based ones, have attracted me for a long time as well. I hadn't had the chance to explore this until I received plenty of inspiration from the Merveilles webring, especially from the XXIIVV wiki. + +=> https://webring.xxiivv.com/ Merveilles webring +=> https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/home.html XXIIVV + +I have enjoyed the process a lot. I even started a digital Zettelkasten now, to create a living archive of my knowledge that I can explore to find new insights (more on this below). + +However, I also enjoy reading other people's chronological posts. I was okay reading them, not writing them, until... something (relevant) changed. + +I'm starting a predoctoral research position focusing on playful applications of computing to improve proprioception and movement! + +We have yet to move to another country in another continent. Meanwhile I've been reading, noticing that this would be a great time to improve my long-term retention of what I read, and therefore deciding to improve how I actually read and learn. + +This is where the Zettelkasten comes into play, but I'll talk more about it in a moment. + +The thing is that I decided that it would be a great exercise for me to linearize here not only my research, but also the surrounding events (aka "life"). On one hand I love knowledge-sharing, on the other this could be a way to keep close people (that will now be relatively far away) in touch with what I'm living, and on the third hand (or first foot?) I find this could be a great way to practice my writing. + +My intention is to write and share here once a week. + +# The Zettelkasten + +Very simply put, the Zettelkasten is a method to take and organize interconnected notes that tend to represent someone's knowledge. You can read more about it in the following link; these past few days I've been reading many of those posts! + +=> https://zettelkasten.de/posts/overview/ Getting Started - Zettelkasten Methon + +I decided to start one because I realized that for my preliminary readings for the PhD program I wasn't really taking meaningful notes. + +Additionally, because what I'll be doing will be super interdisciplinary: relating movement, psychology, social sciences, philosophy, neuroscience, and also computer science and electronics, I thought that I would need a way to make sense of all this and to avoid getting lost. + +I had read about the method already, but now I went deeper and then started with a simple system based on plain text files. The automation and ergonomics will come later whenever I start feeling friction. + +My objective here is to improve my reading, being more deliberate about it. I tend to read relatively fast, sometimes just skimming, and I kind of "get" the main points, especially when I talk with my partner about them. + +However, I notice I could get a lot more out of reading if I take a more attentive and careful approach, creating and tending notes, interconnecting them with previous ones. Also, I can see how this can lead to longer-term retention and knowledge creationg. + +I'm excited about it! + +# Movement and less screens + +Lastly, I want to share that I'm currently going through a process of simplification. Following a relatively common trend in my circles, I want to spend less time online, and less time in distraction (procrastination disguised as distraction?). + +For the zettelkasten I'm taking notes in paper first, and I'm also using paper notebooks to organize my ideas. This very post was outlined in paper! + +Also, the text-based focus of what I'm doing right now means that I can use my main computer in "text mode" or "console mode", and that I can use my android tablet with termux and a keyboard to have a similar and more portable writing experience. + +=> https://termux.com/ Termux + +I'm also getting back to {running} and moving, and I'm being more deliberate with my on-screen time by using a timer. + +It has been great to alternate focus with breaks, in contrast to being aimlessly in front of the computer for a long time! + +I'm really excited about all this and what's coming next. + +I reiterate my intention: See you next week! diff --git a/src/log.txt b/src/log.txt index 44379bd..245110e 100644 --- a/src/log.txt +++ b/src/log.txt @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +2022-05-03T18:00:00-05:00 here we go: intro, research and notes - biosejo {biosejo 120220503} +2022-05-03T17:00:00-05:00 started biosejo: a chronological account of sejo's life and research. {biosejo} 2022-04-22T14:00:00-05:00 new version of our introduction to uxn e-book with the screen auto byte and other updates in varvara devices {introduction to uxn programming book} 2022-04-07T20:00:00-05:00 released jarotsim, a playground for the discovery, exploration and livecoding of turing machines {jarotsim} 2022-04-02T12:00:00-06:00 started developing jarotsim, a playful tool to explore and livecode turing machines {jarotsim}