The best and most indirect way to journal and review the year

Using FitBit and Whoop to monitor my sleep quality over two weeks from 2021-12-12 to 2021-12-23 and this is what I found

Another year, another TIL. This time I got 55 things.

Gatekeeping is childish and it's a sign that people are insecure about their interests.

What is this counter-gatekeeping about then?

First of all, what is a second brain?

It is a place to store facts and ideas that you learned but may not need on a day-to-day basis. The reason to have a second brain is to keep your primary brain's cognitive activity free of clutter and not be bogged down with remembering numbers, names, and details. It can be focused on the process of understanding and reasoning knowledge.

Not to bury the lead and beat around the bush - I own 572 (roughly) things right now.

I always lament the fact that I forgot all the random things I learned over the year, so in 2021 I made an effort to note down the things I learned just to make this post at the end of the year to look back and remember it again.

March 2018​

• Beans: Coffee Island Microfarm (Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere)
• Grind Size: 21
• Coffee Portion: 12 g
• Water Portion: 200 ml
• Brew Time: ~1:30
• Taste: Sweet and light
• Rate: 10/10

February 2019​

It has been a while since I’ve had the time to try new beans. Today I brewed two cups of Ethiopia Limu beans with the intent of testing two different grind settings. Usually, I grind at 21 on the Baratza Encore for pour-over because it was a number I found online and I never thought too much of it.