Sam Rogers

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Drop100 2020, p2

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I never get everything transitioned over. But when I try for something really crazy, what I get done as a result is still surprisingly aggressive.

One of the main reasons I didn’t get as much done as anticipated is that my new M1 Mac arrived early! I thought it wouldn’t get to me until January, but instead I got it on Christmas Eve. Naturally there are a lot of extra projects and processes surrounding getting this machine up and running, and transitioning off of my iPad and older Mac — which I’ve already done. Those are much more entertaining (and unexpectedly time consuming) than the other stuff I was expecting to work on.

For my update, all the strikethrough text below is either done or dropped since the 19th. I’m putting this here to keep myself honest. And hopefully to provide a little inspiration for you!

  1. complete all Christmas gift wrapping & sending (including online gifts) – DONE
  2. finish Data Analytics & Visualization course requirements – DONE
  3. obtain & install new Tableau (student license) – DROPPED, can’t install on my new M1 Mac because it’s not supported yet
  4. finish IWT course – DONE
  5. complete writing course – DROPPED
  6. complete Indistractible audiobook & set daily activities from workbook – DROPPED, I’m only taking select daily activities from the workbook
  7. clean & prep Suburban for sale – DROPPED, this will have to wait until Spring, it’s just too dang cold and icy here
  8. auto insurance switch & vehicle registration changes – DROPPED, dependent on above
  9. decide on purchase of next computer – DONE, ordered (and received) my new M1 MacBook Air
  10. decide on linux studio computer rebuild & configuration – DONE, I’m setting it in my closet and forgetting about it until further notice
  11. migrate & retire Nextcloud account – DONE
  12. move all calendars to Synology Calendar – DONE
  13. move all contacts to Synology Contacts – DONE
  14. move all photos to Synology Moments – DONE
  15. move all music to Plex – DONE, I think. I could still find more in other subfolders, but I think I got all the commercial music now
  16. move all movies & shows to Plex – DONE, again in terms of commercial movies and shows, not the ones I made
  17. deduplicate all music – DROPPED, I have better things to do with my time and with all the music I have…this is a thing
  18. test/configure home VPN – IN PROCESS
  19. all URLs renewed or released – DONE
  20. redirect remaining URLs for sale – DONE
  21. initiate closing of any extra Optimistic Holdings accounts, rolling back to primary – ROLLING OVER to 2021Q1
  22. end of year reporting & final Clear Mind payment to Crosspulse – IN PROCESS
  23. end of year tax info & updates/communications – DROPPED, I reached out but never heard back
  24. create routing map of all financial & insurance accounts – ROLLING OVER to 2021Q1
  25. cancel all Snap Synapse credit cards – IN PROCESS
  26. download & archive all video tutorials & livestreaming appearances for 2020 – ROLLING OVER to 2021Q1, I got most but not all as it requires additional authorization from other people that I’ll follow up with in the new year
  27. re-record all voicemails – DONE
  28. reset all autoresponders – ROLLING OVER to 2021Q1 because I don’t really know what these should say yet
  29. archive email accounts from EUG & VLC – DONE, I have archived zips of these though that’s not really what I’m meant when I wrote this it turns out that what I meant is really complicated, so I’m calling this enough
  30. archive all pre-2018 emails to text – DROPPED, I don’t know why it’s so complicated to turn emails into plaintext for archival purposes but whatever
  31. reset & migrate all email accounts for 2021 – IN PROCESS
  32. unsubscribe from all email newsletters (again) – IN PROCESS
  33. unsubscribe from all non-essential annual services/softwares – IN PROCESS
  34. follow up on all outstanding post-gig tasks from last 12-months – IN PROCESS
  35. confirm validity/expiry status of all coupons & credits – IN PROCESS
  36. update 401k loan paperwork post-COVID legislation – IN PROCESS
  37. retire & archive all LinkedIn groups/pages – IN PROCESS
  38. retire & archive alternate/old Twitter accounts (6) – IN PROCESS
  39. retire & archive all Facebook groups/pages – IN PROCESS
  40. retire & archive instagram account – IN PROCESS
  41. Verizon discount applied & account restructured – IN PROCESS
  42. cellphone hardening & redirection DROPPED, as it looks like I may be switching carriers and maybe phones too
  43. CPR cert renewal – – IN PROCESS
  44. chatbot build DROPPED, things have gotten pretty crazy at work with our main LMS Admin quitting, so I just won’t get to this probably at all
  45. 2021 learning plan finalized DONE
  46. 2021 timeboxing/visioning DONE
  47. ConvaTec admin transition management DONE
  48. ConvaTec end of year reporting scorecard – IN PROCESS
  49. reconfigure office & network setup – IN PROCESS
  50. Denise office setup completed DROPPED, she doesn’t really want this anymore

Coming soon, a bunch more stuff crossed out (I hope!) and my next list of 50 projects getting done or dropped by the end of 2020 :)

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