My 2020 New Years Resolution was to do something self enriching every day, even if just for a few minutes. This includes things like drawing, writing, reading, studying math, and even playing video games and related entertainment - which I believe is important for creative development (and my job).
Strictly speaking, I failed, as I took a big break from this when Dad passed away in May. However life works in gradients, and better is still better. And other than that break, I did indeed do a little bit for myself each day. And! To the point of this post, I kept a log of my activities, and used hashtags to help track categories.
And so, here is a little analysis on those tags. Note that the approximate hours are very approximate. And also, I often forgot to log things I did, so this isn’t fully comprehensive. Still, I find it interesting and fun. I may be the only one. haha. Anyway, Happy New Years all! Here’s to all of you finding fun ways to enrich your own lives in 2021.
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| Tag | instances | approx hours |
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| #READING | 74 | 74.42 |
| #HORSEMANPASSBY | 9 | 6.67 |
| #SINKILLER | 14 | 7.33 |
| #LEAVINGCHEYENNE | 8 | 9.25 |
| #TERMSOFENDEARMENT | 3 | 0.92 |
| #FOUNDATION | 4 | 5.00 |
| #FOUNDATIONANDEMPIRE | 7 | 10.00 |
| #SECONDFOUNDATION | 8 | 6.75 |
| #HOMODEUS | 2 | 1.25 |
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| #COMICS | 28 | 44.25 |
| #XFORCE | 3 | 2.75 |
| #XSTATIX | 1 | 2.00 |
| #BLACKMONDAYMURDERS | 3 | 4.00 |
| #TOMMCOKER | 3 | 5.00 |
| #HOUSEOFX | 1 | 0.50 |
| #POWERSOFX | 1 | 0.50 |
| #HICKMAN | 1 | 0.50 |
| #UNDYINGLOVE | 1 | 2.00 |
| #XMEN | 1 | 4.25 |
| #XTINCTIONAGENDA | 1 | 4.25 |
| #DOMU | 1 | 1.50 |
| #SILVERSURFER | 1 | 0.50 |
| #PARABLE | 1 | 0.50 |
| #BATMAN | 1 | 1.50 |
| #YEARONE | 1 | 1.50 |
| #DAVIDMAZZUCCHELLI | 1 | 1.50 |
| #BERSERK | 6 | 8.25 |
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| #MATH | 61 | 82.42 |
| #TURINGMACHINES | 1 | 2.25 |
| #DOTPRODUCT | 2 | 2.75 |
| #LINEARALGEBRA | 17 | 40.50 |
| #HIDDENMARKOVMODELS | 2 | 1.75 |
| #PROBABILITY | 9 | 5.33 |
| #RANDOMNUMBERS | 1 | 1.25 |
| #LFSRS | 1 | 1.25 |
| #DECISIONTREES | 1 | 1.00 |
| #RANDOMFOREST | 1 | 1.00 |
| #GRADIENTDESCENT | 5 | 3.00 |
| #LOGISTICREGRESSION | 2 | 1.00 |
| #NEURALNETWORKS | 7 | 4.75 |
| #3B1B | 5 | 4.00 |
| #STATISTICS | 4 | 6.50 |
| #BAYESTHEOREM | 1 | 1.00 |
| #AI | 2 | 1.50 |
| #COMPLEXNUMBERS | 1 | 1.50 |
| #PAGERANK | 1 | 3.00 |
| #STPETERSBURGPARADOX | 1 | 0.50 |
| #SVD | 14 | 36.50 |
| #KELLYCRITERION | 1 | 2.00 |
| #PSEUDOINVERSE | 1 | 1.50 |
| #CALCULUS | 1 | 2.00 |
| #PERCEPTRON | 1 | 0.50 |
| #CLASSIFIERS | 2 | 1.25 |
| #CONVOLUTIONS | 1 | 0.50 |
| #SUPPORTVECTORMACHINES | 1 | 0.75 |
| #ALGEBRAICTOPOLOGY | 4 | 2.75 |
| #SOROBAN | 2 | 2.00 |
| #TRAINING | 2 | 2.00 |
| #TOPOLOGY | 4 | 2.75 |
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| #WRITING | 12 | 22.08 |
| #CONCEPTWRITING | 1 | 0.50 |
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| #BOARDGAMES | 1 | 1.25 |
| #BOARDGAMEDESIGN | 1 | 0.50 |
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| #PROGRAMMING | 20 | 76.83 |
| #ELISP | 12 | 23.00 |
| #RLANGUAGE | 2 | 1.33 |
| #PYTHON | 17 | 71.00 |
| #REPORTLAB | 2 | 2.50 |
| #EIGENGRANDITO | 6 | 18.00 |
| #MORTGAGECALCULATOR | 1 | 2.50 |
| #EMACS | 3 | 4.25 |
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| #VIDEOGAMES | 74 | 115.00 |
| #WIZARDRY | 6 | 11.25 |
| #MADDEN | 1 | 0.50 |
| #SUPERMARIO3DWORLD | 6 | 6.50 |
| #ZELDA | 14 | 24.25 |
| #BREATHOFTHEWILD | 13 | 23.25 |
| #BALDURSGATE | 1 | 2.00 |
| #ANIMALCROSSING | 1 | 12.00 |
| #NEWHORIZONS | 7 | 12.00 |
| #RESIDENTEVIL7 | 1 | 1.50 |
| #SEKIRO | 7 | 7.75 |
| #ASTROBOTRESCUEMISSION | 1 | 0.75 |
| #GODOFWAR | 2 | 3.00 |
| #RAINBOW6SEIGE | 1 | 1.00 |
| #NIGHTMAREOFDRUAGA | 2 | 1.50 |
| #MARIO64 | 2 | 2.00 |
| #BLOODBORNE | 1 | 1.00 |
| #BEATSABER | 1 | 1.00 |
| #SUPERMARIO3DALLSTARTS | 2 | 2.00 |
| #XENOBLADECHRONICLES | 12 | 23.00 |
| #LINKSAWAKENING | 1 | 1.00 |
| #FIREEMBLEMTHREEHOUSES | 2 | 2.00 |
| #SPLATTOON2 | 1 | 1.50 |
| #HADES | 1 | 1.00 |
| #SHIRENTHEWANDERER | 2 | 5.00 |
| #SWITCH | 2 | 5.00 |
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| #ART | 95 | 198.50 |
| #DRAWING | 73 | 154.50 |
| #PAINTING | 27 | 52.25 |
| #GIJINKA | 9 | 14.50 |
| #ANATOMY | 2 | 6.50 |
| #PROPORTION | 1 | 2.50 |
| #SKETCHBOOK | 5 | 4.00 |
| #PERSPECTIVE | 2 | 11.00 |
| #TENTACLEDWOMAN | 3 | 12.50 |
| #SINIX | 2 | 2.00 |
| #INKTOBER | 31 | 73.50 |
| #INKSCAPE | 1 | 3.00 |
| #NYDIADIAGRAMS | 1 | 3.00 |
| #HARDSURFACE | 3 | 6.00 |
| #TOOLS | 1 | 1.50 |
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| #GAMEDEV | 36 | 72.00 |
| #OREGONTRAIL | 10 | 13.50 |
| #SOMETHINGCOSMIC | 6 | 9.00 |
| #PITCH | 6 | 9.00 |
| #CARDRL | 50 | 138.00 |
| #DESIGN | 2 | 6.00 |
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| #MOVIES | 4 | 8.00 |
| #DOCUMENTARY | 2 | 1.50 |
| #SICARIO | 2 | 4.00 |
|------------------------+-----------+--------------|
| #TV | 11 | 42.00 |
| #BREAKINGBAD | 7 | 25.00 |
| #STRANGERTHINGS | 4 | 17.00 |
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