04 November 2008
Blog Migrated to ExpressionEngine
— sj @ 09:50 pm, filed under:
I’ve migrated from Movable Type to ExpressionEngine to serve as the CMS for this blog. It was like moving from a point and shoot camera to a SLR. It took a long time to customize it the way I want. I found a modular, but dull, template at http://1234.info named Multiflex 5 and that’s what you’d see here now.
There’s no WYSIWIG editor in ExpressionEngine by default. However it is so customizable that you can do pretty much what you want with the template system. I got the exact URL structure I wanted.
It’s still a little rough around the edges (for example, there’s no RSS or Atom feed), but I will work on it in the background.
02 November 2008
Pressing the reset button on Habit: Wake up at 5:30 am
— sj @ 11:03 am, filed under: 30 day trials,
I skipped 3 days of the trial due to illness and late nights. It was Diwali week here and a lot of noise pollution till 1 am and then I fell sick.
However, I’m determined to try it again when I feel better.
So, officially, this trial is reset, pending restart next week when I feel better.
26 October 2008
Week 1: Habit: Wake up at 5:30 am
— sj @ 11:45 pm, filed under: 30 day trials,
Successful week: Summary below.
The goal next week is to get closer to 5:30. Will start by aiming at 5:45
Day 1: 20 October 2008
Target: 6:15 am
Status: OK
Comments: It WAS a struggle to not use snooze, but got through. Meditated after waking up.
Day 2: 21 October 2008
Target: 6:05 am
Status: OK
Comments: Not as bad as yesterday. Meditation was good
Day 3: 22 October 2008
Target: 6:00 am
Status: OK
Comments: Went just fine
Day 4: 23 October 2008
Target: 5:55 am
Status: OK - woke up at 6:00, but still within the limits
Day 5: 24 October 2008
Target: 5:50 am
Status: OK - on time today as I’d to do a railway station pick-up.
Day 6: 25 October 2008
Target: 5:50 am
Status: OK - woke up at 5:57
Day 7: 26 October 2008
Target: 5:50 am
Status: OK - woke up at 5:55 and went for Tai Chi class
19 October 2008
Habit changing experiment starts with a 30 day trial
— sj @ 10:26 pm, filed under: 30 day trials,
Leo of Zen Habits has made a habit out of making good habits stick. A few months ago, I wanted to develop a good habit of waking up early and started a 30 day trial of waking up early, based on some posts at his blog. That trial fell flat on its face.
Recenly, I was reading about the same topic in an e-book called ‘How to Change a Habit’ by Scott Young and was inspired to try it again. The goals of putting this as a first entry in this blog are to serve as a journal for me and, for my friends to put me to task if I slip.
The Habit: Wake up at 5:30 by the end of this trial
Duration of trial: 20 October to 23 November, 2008 (3 day exclusion for travel)
Rules:
Allowed variance: 10 minutes
Use of snooze is not allowed
No internet usage or news reading for 1 hour after waking up
Suggestions and techniques used:
Try sleeping early
Do it in small stages over a week or 10 days. Big jumps tend to fail
When the alarm goes off, just get up and walk off the bedroom
Do something of interest, such as meditation as a reward after waking up
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