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Beejournal —A Metasystem Experiment

It gets easier. Every day it gets a little easier. But you gotta do it every day, that’s the hard part. But it does get easier.
—Bojack Horseman



Hi, I'm Brennan! I created this website to provide weekly updates regarding my goals (systems) that I currently have on a website called Beeminder as a way to keep myself accountable, as well as a place for general draft writing.

A Few Years Later

It’s been just over a week since I deleted all my corporate social media accounts and, honestly? I’ve been loving the quiet and lack of notifications and decreased screen time. I’m sure I’m missing out on things, but those are not things I care ab...
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Sixty-six: Where I've Been

Hmm, well I guess the fact that I’ve gotten Beeminder permanently ingrained is a good enough reason to finally update my Beejournal. Which means it’s already doing a good job of being a commitment device unto its own, hah! Time for a long overdue ...
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Sixty-five: Necessary Recalibration

Week Sixty-five! I haven’t written in quite a while, and there are a few reasons for that. Trying to increase certain goals quickly has totally thrown off my momentum with everything. I’ve been so busy trying to keep up with the bare minimum that ...
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Sixty-four: Mass Derailments

Week Sixty-four! Well, it finally happened. The consequences of constantly edge-skating with beemergencies caught up to me. On Wednesday, I had a small emergency (everything is fine now) that caused me to miss a good portion of my daily routine, a...
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Sixty-three: Going Back

Week Sixty-three! I suppose it’s time to announce some news that I’ve been sitting on for awhile, now. After a lot of thought over the year, the pandemic has made me re-evaluate a lot, as I’m sure it has with many. And so I’ve decided to go back t...
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Sixty-two: Counting Words

Week Sixty-two! Quite a few Beeminder-related things to talk about this week. First off, my failures: I derailed on both /distraction and /meditation a few days ago, which definitely was causation. Overall, I’ve been feeling distracted and disorga...
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