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13-MAR

Sniffing

Make Planning a Habit

Every day at 1:15 pm, write down three tasks even if you don’t plan to do them right away. Notice the pattern.

Journal Entry (3/3/23): One whole week (so far) with Covid-19, which up until now, had been avoided.

I’m grateful to modern medicine for keeping me alive; but humanity gets the blame for spreading this disease.

07-TAGA

ChessMap

Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi (1974)
Yugoslav Attack vs Sicilian Dragon Defense

Chess skills are most helpful when you are playing chess. However, when you climb & jump on rocks, your entire brain & body are put to work.

The board & pieces are all the material, but the METAGAME dynamic is certainly a factor in competition. The Royal Game by Stefan Zweig is about losing the battle to a weaker player who uses a novel psychology.

Feline Inscrutability vs Dogged Tenacity.
Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company

That’s me at the board, on the right, maybe 20 years ago.

04-DUAL

Transcontinental

Forge your own path, trust in the magic of individuality.

Though the methods vary, the mission is the same: to realize that we are all of us temporary & fragile beings.

Shot here from who knows where, bound for who can tell, we can love ourselves and each other while we’re here.

Elizabeth Berg

13-KEYS

Supporting

Universal Studios Theme Park in Hollywood, California (2018)

Biscuit presenting his Token Cat Face

Great achievements once considered impossible were accomplished with the help of other people (and other animals).

08-NITY

Commitment

Setting the Session

Q: We’ve zoomed in September & October – how has that helped you?
A: Helped understand geometry.

Q: I’m glad to help. Who else have you asked for help?
A: Math teacher. Honors students.

Q: Tell me about your teacher. Is he/she good at explaining things?
A: They’re about to go on maternity leave.

Q: What does your teacher look like?
A: Pregnant.

Q: Tell me about your math class. Is it sometimes interesting, or always boring?
A: 30 people, 30 minutes, 5 days per week. Many days just study hall.

Q: How are your friends doing in math? Who is the smartest?
A: Lori

Q: When was your last test? How did you do?
A: October. Fine. 70 out of 100. C-

Q: When is your next test? How will you prepare for it?
A: Friday. Do review today.

Sophomore Sketchpad