An Annual Review Tech-Stack makes the process a lot easier.
The tools support the habits you want to cultivate in the long-term and provides tracking to help you manage and experiment with systems that can make your life better.
Here's a list of tools I've used 🧵
I'm experimenting more with writing with my voice when I go through writer's block.
Using Audio Transcription
Ottter.ai is my tool of choice when it comes to voice transcriptions.
The transcriptions are accurate, searchable, highlightable, a summary of keywords is created and you can share the transcripts with others.
Passive Time Tracking is important to monitor how your time with internet devices are used so you can be more mindful and manage your time well.
Cataloging the media you consume, movies or books can help you be more intentional about what you select and make it easier to give recommendations and find high-quality alternatives.
Computer Science > SWE > Back-End > Javascript > Node
I tend to group by:
Skills I need to Learn (motivation/obstacle)
Skills I want to Learn (motivation/curiosity)
Skills that should be prioritized
Skill-dependent Skills
Time-dependent Skills
People-dependent skills
Resource-dependent skills
Questions that I ask myself when & after reading 🤔📚
What did I like?
What did I dislike?
What do I disagree with?
What was surprising?
What ideas or statements changed my belief?
1/ Question for you: What question would you add❓
2/ What problems are discussed?
What questions does the book try to answer?
What questions does the book answer well?
What can I teach from answers?
What did I learn from the answers?
What questions does the book fail to answer?
3/ What categories does this book fit into?
What keywords or topics come up a lot?
What where the key takeaways?
What is the book telling me to do (directive)?
What books inspired this book?
What other book would be this book's antagonist?