2/12/2017

• A bit delayed, but finally got the time (and energy) to sit down and write some thoughts from this past week.
• Small moments of joy when walking through the city:
  • Noticing someone smiling at their phone and imagining them either sending (or receiving) a message from a loved one
  • Audibly laughing aloud to yourself during a funny moment in a podcast
• Speaking of podcasts, this is the best ad I’ve heard: “This show is sponsored by X and they asked us not to read an ad.”
• Easy wins that I’d add to the next version of watchOS:
  • Mindfulness minutes (whether through the Breathe app or HealthKit) being a part of the activity rings (could even be a binary indicator in the center of all of the rings, which would be a subtle metaphor)
  • Variable move goals. If I hit 750 calories each weekday, I’m going to be a vegetable on the weekend. That’s okay and the Activity app should cater to that.
• The more I think about it, meditation helps me (in the larger scheme of things) in the same way Track and Field helps an athlete have a baseline level of competence in any (read most) sports.
• Have another social leap of faith planned for this week. Fingers crossed.
• Learned how to make matcha lattes today, so tempted to buy a frother. Imagining making lattes for my future partner on a cozy weekend morning warms my heart.