Happiness Challenge Wrap Up: Part 1, Introduction

May 19, 2015 By Josh Leave a Comment

I finished the 30 Day Happiness Challenge almost a week ago. Since then, I’ve been casually doing the daily tasks and thinking about how nice it is to not have to make sure I get them all done in time to write about them. That part is a small relief, but I also appreciate the […]

Day in Review: 30 Day Happiness Challenge

April 26, 2015 By Josh Leave a Comment

This is sort of a hybrid post, one in which I discuss a slight change in my posting schedule, the blog contents, and the 30 Day Happiness Challenge. I’m going to change from an every day schedule to an every weekday schedule. I debated it for a while, wondering if changing at this point would […]

Patreon and Content Creators: Is Patronage Back?

April 20, 2015 By Josh 2 Comments

Bunny costume with sign asking for money; courtesy of gratisography.com

YouTube is different. Or, the videos on YouTube are different. At least, the videos I watch on YouTube are starting to change. A few weeks ago, I noticed a new addition in several of the YouTube channels I watch. A mention of something called Patreon. What is Patreon? From what I have seen, Patreon is […]

Learning to Type Dvorak: Week 6

April 18, 2015 By Josh Leave a Comment

I did do a typing test today. I just decided not to post it for a few reasons. For one, I realized that typing speed was starting to carry too much weight for me. Or maybe it was always carrying too much weight, and it just became more apparent this week. I know this because […]

Better Work through a 30 Day Challenge: Josh Tries Something New

April 13, 2015 By Josh Leave a Comment

At the starting line, game face on; courtesy of gratisography.com

I was listening to an older episode of The One You Feed, and the guest, Randy Scott Hyde, was discussing his 30 Day Happiness Experiment. In the middle of a deep depression initiated by the death of his grandmother, Hyde found himself with a growing emptiness he refers to as his “soul hole.” After struggling […]

Week in Review: Future Weeks in Review

April 12, 2015 By Josh Leave a Comment

An old fence. A crossing over point. Courtesy of gratisography.com

There’s an announcement at the end of this post about the week in review and the 5 Karate Moves to Success. You should check it out if you read these. If you don’t, then obviously none of these sentences matter. To you. Here’s how I’ve done this week in achieving success via the Johnny Karate […]

Learning to Type Dvorak: Week 4, Maybe?

April 4, 2015 By Josh Leave a Comment

I was pleased when I first saw my typing test results for this week. I broke 20 wpm. I broke into average. But then I remembered that it has been two weeks since my last test, which means my pace hasn’t picked up much. I guess I have been feeling a little more comfortable with […]

Week in Review: March 23-29

March 29, 2015 By Josh Leave a Comment

Photo of beach sand; courtesy of unsplash.com

This feels like the end of a very long week, mostly a good long though. That means it’s time to see how well I followed the Five Karate Moves to Success. I decided to restrict this week’s review to just one day: yesterday, the day of the baby shower. Let’s call it a theme. I […]

My Switching to Dvorak Experiment: Week 2, Ehh

March 21, 2015 By Josh Leave a Comment

Typing test results after two weeks of switching to the Dvorak layout, showing a speed of 16 wpm

I want to keep this one short. I’m also thinking I might change these to bi-weekly reports since there likely won’t be a lot to say every week (unless the masses demand otherwise). I did want to mention a few points though. As the screen capture indicates, I increased my typing in Dvorak speed to […]

My Switching to Dvorak Experiment: Week 1, Ooph

March 14, 2015 By Josh 1 Comment

Well, I’ve been playing around with switching from a Qwerty to Dvorak keyboard for about a week now, and I think the results speak for themselves. I’m just not certain what they’re saying yet. In my unscientific, 3 min typing test, I’m currently at a little over 10% of my Qwerty speed (about 80-85 on this […]