Learning plan report for semiweek 16

[GISTE]

Learning plan report for semiweek 16

https://ramirustom.blogspot.com/2020/08/learning-plan-report-for-semiweek-16.html


# Descriptions of my work:

Cooking I documented my latest session of making fajitas. Turned out
awesome!

Philosophy I wrote some ideas about anger, starting with the idea that
God is slow to anger.

Philosophy I wrote some ideas about fear. "One way to think of fear is
this: You have a problem and you don't believe that you'll solve it."

Philosophy I wrote some ideas about life, problem-solving, and breaking
down problems into smaller problems.

Philosophy I thought of a metaphor for life -- life is about choosing
forks in a road you're traveling on -- and connected it to common
problems I see people have.

Learning Plan Review I tried to address some questions Elliot asked
(on FI list) in reply to my last semiweek report (15).

-- GISTE

[Elliot Temple]

https://ramirustom.blogspot.com/2020/08/learning-plan-review-2020-08-19.html

> • That family emergency, or rather my response to it, meant not paying much attention to my learning plan.


Are you taking adequate precautions to reduce the frequency and duration of emergencies?

Do emergencies effect you often? E.g. on average do you lose 1 day a month to them? 2 days a month? 3 days a month? How much do you think is fine, and how much would be worth trying to do something about?

3 days a month is around 10% of your time. 1.5 days a month is 5%.

> • I think I'm still learning problem-solving techniques as a result of my speedrunning work.
> • In my last speedrunning session I made an action plan item that encompassed 30 sessions worth of work. Before this session I didn't know enough to be able to make a plan regarding the next 30 sessions. So I think I'm getting better at speedrunning. And this means getting better at any multi-session project.
> • Regarding my speedrunning work: I'm surprised that I've been able to achieve a time that is 119% of the WR run that I use as a benchmark. When I first made a rough goal for time, I shot for 200%.


Cool. Though planning 30 sessions ahead sounds unnecessary. Is there a benefit to it? Is it a flexible plan that’s easy to change later (so little downside)?

> • I think my speedrunning work provided a lot of raw material for me such that thinking about that raw material helped me better understand this idea of breaking up problems into smaller ones. I don't think I would have reached this level of understanding re problem-solving without having done all the speedrunning work I did.

Cool.


Elliot Temple
www.fallibleideas.com