On Sundays I’m looking back on the past week. How did I perform towards my goals? How did my blog do? And how am I keeping up with my productivity habits?
BREAKING NEWS!
Today, a Dutch bloke that goes by hard to pronounce name of Lodewijk, supposedly broke a chain of over 100 days of not running. Today at about 6:07am he tweeted ” off for a morning run“.So he said it, but did he also do it? Stay with us to find out, after the break.
Blog performance
I’ve been thinking a lot about blogging the past few days. I already wrote about my feelings in Birth of a Blogger, and my decision there is right, but incomplete. Even after deciding to start another blog, I’ve been not so satisfied with myself. I’ve got the feeling that I’m holding myself back by the way I defined this blog. Anyway, I’ll post about it this week. I started to write here, but it was getting too much to fit into a weekly review.
The stats are looking good. Subscribers up again (when will I break through the glass ceiling of 1000 subscribers?). The daily visitors are nice, especially when you know that there is NO stumbleupon traffic there this week. They used to be my biggest source of visitors, but what you see here is search engine traffic and referral traffic from other blogs. Technorati is still on a downward slope. Oh well, it’s great skiing on slopes.
| Statistics week 17-2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Average RSS subscribers: | 950 | +19 |
| Average daily visitors: | 204 | -50 |
| Technorati Authority: | 139 | -8 |
Progress towards goals
BREAKING NEWS
Thanks for staying with us.So did Lodewijk really go out for this morning run? The amazing answer is yes! In fact he ran for 3.5 kilometers in a decent time of 21:19. That would make his speed about..ehm… 9 kilometers an hour?
That’s sounds about right. It seems he’s training for half a marathon, so all he needs to do is this run seven times over. Ah, he’ll be allright.
Today in other news: Was James Chartrand revealing his true identity when he typed Niebu last Friday? Do Brett Legree’s feet tell us that he in fact is an Alien?
*click*
Yes, it’s true. I finally started on that goal again. The weather is nice now and it’s not so dark outside anymore. And the time to the marathon is getting shorter too!
I worked on the renovation project this week, but unfortunately the plasterer came by to postpone the work he has to do here. Only by a week, so not that much delay. Not much I can do on the project in the meantime though, so it’s going to be a renovation free week I guess.
Oops, I said I’d drop the blog goal in last week’s review. Did a lot of thinking about blogging, but did not do that. But I am reminded again, love these weekly reviews.
| Material State | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2nd floor renovated by 02-2007 | Overdue! Good progress, waiting for plasterer | |
| Active State | ||
| 2500 subscribers by 12-2007 | Overdue! 38% | |
| Social State | ||
| Be in contact with friends and family 4 days a week | ACCOMPLISHED | |
| Emotional State | ||
| No goal at this time | ||
| Physical State | ||
| Run half a marathon in 10-2008 | YES! One run 3.5 kilometers, 21:19 | |
Productivity Habits – weekly review
Still checking things of of lists. But started something new too this week, which will call for a better focus on managing the projects list. Paper or online is the big question. No electronic gadgets, that’s for sure.
I’ve been experimenting with Remember the Milk to manage the projects. It has twitter integration, I love that. Not enough experience to write about it elaborately though.
I also started exploring Evernote. Interesting concept, not sure if it’ll fit me though. It looks useful for storing research for articles. It’s invitation only, and I’ve got 10 invites left. Want one?
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I’ve fallen into the trap of too tightly defining a blog. Ended up setting it to one side, and began a new one, as I was unsure how to shift the focus. I don’t regret at all what I did, but I think if I were to have the same problem, I would follow Gala Darling’s example, which you can read here:
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2007/07/26/niche-topic-niche-demographic/
She explains how she moved from a niche topic to a niche demographic. Anyway, you can have a wee read, and see what you think. I look forward to reading your post on it later this week.
As for Evernote, I just joined this week too, and I absolutely love it. Still have to experiment with it a bit more. But I like what I’ve tried so far!
amypalkos last blog post..Links Less Ordinary
Lode,
Thanks for the link back, and to answer your question, I sure do feel like an alien where I live sometimes. The common dress here would be logging jackets and work boots, so I’m charting my own path and living by your blog title – I’m being an original.
Congratulations on your run, that’s a good pace and keep up the great work. You’ll achieve your goal.
Evernote is really handy – I use it at work and at home. I hope you find it useful.
Thanks for the continued inspiration.
-Brett
Brett Legrees last blog post..do what you love, and the underpants will follow.
Ah, my secret is revealed, but now everyone can experience the power of Neibu – better than Mork’s Nanu Nanu and oh so much more than The Force.
May Neibu be with you.
James Chartrand – Men with Penss last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: Bibliophile’s Retreat
@Amypalko: That’s really a helpful link. Thanks! I have in fact gone from unfocused to focused, but have gone too far. It doesn’t do me justice.
@James: There’s still some mystery left James. With niebu, there’s a Polish connection. Although neibu is turns our heads to inside China. Or…well as a fiction writer, it could be anything in your case
@Brett: That does sound like you’re an alien
No doubt you get funny looks when running around with those shoes! The heck with them (the others I mean of course, not the shoes)!
Does Evernote store documents offline? I’ve been using iScrybe’s Thoughtpad feature for the most part, since I can create foldable booklet printouts of the documents, but it does allow working offline (except for iScybe’s PIM functions).
If you’re interested, I can get you an iScrybe invite.
Andre Kibbes last blog post..A Pattern Language for Productivity, Pattern #19: Someday/Maybe List
@Andre: I think it does. Haven’t checked it, but it says that you can browse your notes on your desktop. Online and offline, so I guess they have to.
I’ll take a look at iScribe, don;t know it yet. I’ll let you know by email when I’m interested.