Good

Well, that was fun. I tried a blog for two months. Dddn't get that many people to look at it. I hope it was good for all y'all. I wanted to do it to help people and also to see if I could automate a blog. Parts are. Well, there we go. So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Switching it up

I'm thinking of making a short movie per week, and maybe posting a picture per week (on a different day), doing a podcast episode another, and perhaps a crypto-quote. What do you all think? Please post your comments below. Post your ideas and perhaps I'll use them and give you credit! I'd love to hear from you. That'll encourage me to keep writing.

Old style

I was talking to some friends today, after we had seen an old old house. We talked about the wonderful architecture and the great design and details. My friend mentioned that perhaps someone could make a business constructing houses that look like that old house but have the electrical work and plumbing work and modern features that modern houses have. And so people who like that kind of design could have their architectural cake and eat it too. There's a niche market here and I wonder how long it'll be before someone researches that and capitalizes on it.

Habitica

Habitica Review. Yeah, it makes me more effective. I love the app. The positives are that it motivates me to do more and to be better. It also helps me to have accountability with other people, which also increases my improvement. The cons are that the pets/mounts don't add any benefit (which it'd be fun if they did). Another con is that it's so hard to get gems. Other than that, I would recommend habitica for people that are struggling with their todo list or overcoming/creating certain habits. And one of the strongest pro's in my book is that Habitica outlasted the enthusiasm test (i.e. will I keep doing it after the first couple weeks).

Average

I believe that we are influenced by those we surround ourselves with. We do have moral agency, but we can constrain our ability to a certain way if we surround ourselves with people that are opposite of our desired result. From Jim Rohn: "You’re the average of the five people you spend most of your time with.”

Quotes

I'm going to start posting inspirational quotes for a few days, just so I can have content. Especially since I don't have any readers yet. :). Here's the one from today: "Even as we seek to be meek and to avoid contention, we must not compromise or dilute our commitment to the truths we understand. We must not surrender our positions or our values. The gospel of Jesus Christ and the covenants we have made inevitably cast us as combatants in the eternal contest between truth and error. There is no middle ground in that contest.
"The Savior showed the way when His adversaries confronted Him with the woman who had been “taken in adultery, in the very act” (John 8:4). When shamed with their own hypocrisy, the accusers withdrew and left Jesus alone with the woman. He treated her with kindness by declining to condemn her at that time. But He also firmly directed her to “sin no more” (John 8:11). Loving-kindness is required, but a follower of Christ—just like the Master—will be firm in the truth." --Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, May 2014

For whom?

Journaling. How many of us do it? I just assumed it was for my posterity to read and learn from my life. That is one of the purposes. But I have found fulfillment in the journaling process now in a few ways. Journaling helps me process the day's events, successes, and disappointments. This is helpful for my mental health. Journaling also gives my future self a boost. There have been times when I'm feeling down and I've read an entry of a happier time. I relived those memories and the entry helped me to remember that God is good, that life is good, and that I can live day by day in gratitude and joy. So yeah, I'd say journaling is worth it.