I finally finished moving 800+ album listens from my old blog to this one. While it feels great to have everything under one roof, the process was a serious slog.
The technical side was a mixed bag:
- Setup: It took several hours of spreadsheet slog to get the data ready for the merge.
- Import: Once the data was clean, the actual import was a breeze.
The "Water Torture" Workflow
The biggest takeaway wasn't about the tech, but about my habits. I have a tendency to take giant projects and drip-feed them over months. I’ll set a repeating task like "Add all albums from today’s date" to make the work feel manageable.
I used to think "five minutes a day" was the best way to keep moving pieces forward. I've realized now that there's a mental toll to keeping a project in "active" status for that long.
Lessons Learned
I got my head around a couple categories my tasks can get sorted into:
- Slow Burn: Things like drum rehearsal. Five minutes a day is perfect here; consistency builds muscle memory.
- Burn Through: Data migrations and administrative overhauls. These are better handled in one focused "sprint" rather than being dragged out.
Dragging out a "Deep Dive" task is just mental water torture. I’m keeping that in mind when I look at my task list. Are there any other lingering projects I can kill or complete once and for all?
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