Week of 23 Aug 2021

# 24 Aug 2021
- [x] Clear out/follow up from previous conversations
- Update [[Top of mind]]
- Moving forward on [[Casey Handmer]] workshop
- Moving forward on [[Michael Filler]] one pager
- Moving forward on Telerobotics workshop
- Moving forward on Artificial ribosome workshop
- Figure out Boston confvergence 

Comms
- Actually go through comms in things 
- [x] Ping Cat 
- [x] Figure out dinner on Thursday
- Followup
	- [x] [[Brent Bivens conversation 17 Aug 2021]]
		- Possible sponsor for program design?
	- 

### Focuses
	- [x] Really be more aggressive about comms
	- Getting people to do things
	- [x] Food
		- [x] Don’t feel overfull before bed
		- [x] Cut off food >= 2 hr before bedtime (for sleep)
	- [x] Reading
		- [x] 30 solid minutes before bed of a real piece of work
		- [x] Need to actually prioritize reading?

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# Top of mind
(Updated 26 Nov 2022) 

The intention of this page is to serve the function of  [a /now page](http://nownownow.com/about)  - shamelessly stealing the idea of a notes-based now page from the indomitable Andy Matuschak.

Most of my time is spent building the new [new institution](spec.tech) I outlined [in the piece I wrote on building a private ARPA-riff.](https://benjaminreinhardt.com/parpa). (More details soon!)

This entails:
- Finding [potential program managers](https://benjaminreinhardt.com/parpa#its_possible_to_find_people_who_are_both_willing_and_capable_to_be_program_managers) and working with them on the fist steps of [[§Program Design]].
- Working on our first two programs. Specifically [[Nanomodular Electronics]] and [[Molecular Additive Manufacturing]]
- Finding the money to fund these things. 

The nature of trying to create the organization still raises a number of research-y questions: [[Top of Mind Questions]]

And of course, I can’t help occasionally durdling around with some other ideas:
- [[In Defense of Academia]]
- [[Research is not a commodity]]
- [[We have no good metrics for successful research]]
- [[Directly acknowledging alignment and misalignment can be powerful]]
- [[Periodic table of research organizations OR Innovation Engineering]]
- Recording an occasional [Idea Machines Podcast](ideamachinespodcast.com)as a way to talk to fascinating people and share it with the world.

On the physical front, I’m pretty plateaued on climbing :-/ I’m not quite sure how to break through it — probably need to get a coach. 



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Training Plan

# Week of 23 Aug 2021
### Focuses
	* Really be more aggressive about comms
	- Getting people to do things
	* Food
		* Don’t feel overfull before bed
		* Cut off food >= 2 hr before bedtime (for sleep)
	- Reading
		- 30 solid minutes before bed of a real piece of work
		- Need to actually prioritize reading?
	- Gym time is Anki time

### Writing
<tbd>

### MUST HAPPEN
(Just Monday, eating in from last week)
- [x] Send in  [[Pieces of the Action Forward]]
- [x] Survival and Flourishing Fund Application

Rest of week
- Moving forward on [[Casey Handmer]] workshop
- Moving forward on [[Michael Filler]] one pager
- Moving forward on Telerobotics workshop
- Moving forward on Artificial ribosome workshop
- Figure out Boston confvergence 
- [x] 📅📅 Email Tim about [[PARPAs for-profit entity should be an LLC]]
- Figure out someone besides [[Ilan Gur]] for board
	- SO THAT we can kick off non profit incorporation
	- SO THAT we can apply to survival and flourishing by [[Aug 23]]

### Nice to Happen
- Edit podcasts
	- [[Brian Arthur podcast 4 Aug 2021]]
	- [[Stephen Dean podcast 20 Aug 2021]]
- Poke at academic affiliations

### Days
- [[23 Aug 2021]]
- [[24 Aug 2021]]
- [[25 Aug 2021]]
- [[26 Aug 2021]]
- [[27 Aug 2021]]
- [[28 Aug 2021]]

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