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2021

I thought it might be interesting — for myself and perhaps also for you — to keep a more intentional record this year.

Books

• Letters from a Living Dead Man, by Elsa Barker (Feb 28 2021, Kindle)
• The Science of Near-Death Experiences, by John C. Hagan (Jan 27 2021, Hardcover)
• Dreamgates: Exploring the Worlds of Soul, Imagination, and Life Beyond Death, by Robert Moss (Jan 16 2021, Kindle)
• Fifty in Reverse, by Bill Flanagan (Jan 09 2021, Audible)
• The Man Who Folded Himself, by David Gerrold (Jan 05 2021, Kindle)
• Replay, by Ken Grimwood (Jan 01 2021, Audible)

On Screen (Films, TV, Etc.)

I also maintain a lifetime film list that is publicly viewable here.

• Chungking Express (Mar 06, 2021; Criterion Channel)
• Beatrix Farrand’s American Landscapes (Feb 22, 2021; PBS)
• Jenny Grevatte | Keeping an Eye Open (Feb 4, 2021; YouTube)
• A Little Piece of Earth (Feb 1, 2021; Aeon)
• QAnon: The Search for Q (1 of 3 parts, Vice)
• Jazz (Jan 30, 2021; PBS)
• Johnny Mnemonic (Sat, Jan 23, Amazon)
• Safety Not Guaranteed (Fri, Jan 16, Netflix)
• Surviving Death (Jan 11, 2021; Netflix)
• Solar Walk (Mon, Jan 04, Criterion Channel)
• The Red Balloon (Sun Jan 03, Criterion Channel)
• Orlando (Sat Jan 02, Amazon Prime)

Notable Articles

• Inheritance, by Donny Truong (Feb 28, 2021; Visualgui.com)
• After Minimalism, by David Perell (Feb 16, 2021; Perell.com)
• God Knows Where - Atlas Minor Digest, by James A. Reeves (Feb 01, 2021; Substack)
• Hail the Maintainers, by Andrew Russell and Lee Vinsel (Jan 05, 2021; aeon.co)
• Out of the Matrix: Early Days of the Web, by Daniel Kehoe (Jan 05, 2021; blog.yax.com)
• Newsletters, by Robin Rendle (Jan 04, 2021; RobinRendle.com)
• What If You Could Do It All Over, by Joshua Rothman (Jan 01, 2021; The New Yorker)

My Writing

• The Circle of Now (Mar 05, 2021)
• The Riddle of the Square (Feb 26, 2021)
• Attention Stewardship (Feb 19, 2021)
• This Is Not Good Design (Feb 11, 2021)
• What to Do When Prospects Don’t Read Your Case Studies (Feb 09, 2021; Newfangled.com)
• Search Engines Don’t Work and They Are Not Good (Feb 05, 2021)
• Dreaming Big (Jan 29, 2021)
• Cross-Examining Coincidence in the Courtroom of Technology (Jan 27, 2021)
• Nothing is One Thing; Everything is Many (Jan 22, 2021)
• Good Prophecy Doesn’t Have to Be Right (Jan 15, 2021)
• We Have a Reality Problem (Jan 08, 2021)

Fitness

• Sat, Mar 06 — 10-mile road run; 78 minutes; 1,100 cal
• Thu, Mar 04 — 40-min Olympic Rings session; 400 cal
• Wed, Mar 03 — 8-mile road run; 62 minutes; 910 cal
• Tue, Mar 02 — 45-min weight-training session; 450 cal
• Mon, Mar 01 — 40-min stair sprints; 450 cal
• Sun, Feb 28 — 45-min weight-training session; 400 cal
• Sat, Feb 27 — 10-mile road run; 78 minutes; 1,090 cal
• Thu, Feb 25 — 40-min stair sprints; 500 cal
• Wed, Feb 24 — 40-min weight-training session; 370 cal
• Tue, Feb 23 — 8-mile road run; 60 minutes; 893 cal
• Mon, Feb 22 — 40-min weight-training session; 372 cal
• Sun, Feb 21 — 30-min stair sprints; 400 cal
• Sat, Feb 20 — 30-min weight-training session; 305 cal
• Sat, Feb 20 — 4.5-mile hike; 85 minutes; 405 cal
• Fri, Feb 19 — 8-mile road run; 59 minutes; 900 cal
• Thu, Feb 18 — 40-min weight-training session; 370 cal
• Wed, Feb 17 — 9-mile road run; 70 minutes; 960 cal
• Tue, Feb 16 — 30-min weight-training session; 350 cal
• Tue, Feb 16 — 4x 1-mile time trials; 6:24 mile; 400 cal
• Sun, Feb 14 — 30-min HIIT session; 500 cal
• Sat, Feb 13 — 60-min weight-training session; 550 cal
• Thu, Feb 11 — 7.5 mile road run; 800 cal
• Wed, Feb 10 — 40-min weight-training session; 350 cal
• Tue, Feb 09 — 9-mile road run; 69 minutes; 1,033 cal
• Mon, Feb 08 — 45-min weight-training session; 392 cal
• Sun, Feb 07 — 10-mile road run; 78 minutes; 1,049 cal
• Thu, Feb 04 — 40-min weight-training session; 400 cal
• Wed, Feb 03 — 8-mile road run; 59 minutes; 870 cal
• Tue, Feb 02 — 45-min calisthenics workout; 360 cal
• Mon, Feb 01 — 10-mile road run; 78 minutes; 1,100 cal
• Sun, Jan 31 — 35-min weight training session; 360 cal
• Sat, Jan 30 — 10-mile road run; 79 minutes; 1,052 cal
• Fri, Jan 29 — 40-min weight training session; 443 cal
• Wed, Jan 27 — 9-mile road run; 68 minutes; 962 cal
• Tue, Jan 26 — 60-min weight training session; 500 cal
• Sun, Jan 24 — 10-mile road run; 78 minutes; 1,079 cal
• Sat, Jan 23 — 45-min calisthenics workout; 400 cal
• Fri, Jan 22 — 3.3-mile hike; 60 minutes; 350 cal
• Thu, Jan 21 — 10-mile road run; 75 minutes; 1,127 cal
• Wed, Jan 20 — 60-min weight training session; 480 cal
• Tue, Jan 19 — 6-mile hike; 80 minutes; 610 cal
• Mon, Jan 18 — 45-min weight training session; 450 cal
• Sun, Jan 17 — 6.1-mile hike; 90 minutes; 640 cal
• Sat, Jan 16 — 45-min calisthenics workout; 380 cal
• Fri, Jan 15 — 30-min weight training session; 300 cal
• Thu, Jan 14 — 10-mile road run; 78 minutes; 1,018 cal
• Tue, Jan 12 — 9-mile road run; 70 minutes; 940 cal
• Mon, Jan 11 — 40-min HIIT session; 450 cal
• Sun, Jan 10 — 40-min weight training session; 319 cal
• Sat, Jan 09 — 11-mile road run; 86 minutes; 1,114 cal
• Thu, Jan 07 — 45-min calisthenics workout; 400 cal
• Wed, Jan 06 — 8-mile road run; 56 minutes; 765 cal
• Tue, Jan 05 — 40-min weight training session; 320 cal
• Mon, Jan 04 — 10-mile road run; 77 minutes; 1,031 cal
• Sun, Jan 03 — 45-min weight training session; 462 cal
• Fri, Jan 01 — 10-mile road run; 81 minutes; 967 cal

Miscellaneous

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