Notes about my work, projects, training, and life.
Yesterday was a whirlwind, so I barely saw a screen.
I started the day working security at the Brown County Music Center, where the Indiana Supreme Court heard an argument in front of high school students so they could experience what court is actually like.
After that, I went straight into an inmate transport that lasted about five hours.
By the time I finally got home, there was no software, no writing, and no projects.
My brain had officially clocked out.
Strength is not just something you build.
It is something you are responsible for using well.
Being stronger should make you more reliable, more controlled, and more capable of carrying what life puts in front of you.
Strength without purpose is wasted.
Strength has a job.
https://jimlunsford.com/discipline-dispatch-strength-has-a-job/
AI changed the question for me.
It used to be, “Do I know enough to build this?”
Now it’s, “Can I define the problem clearly, make good decisions, test the result, and keep pushing until it actually works?”
That is a completely different kind of leverage.
Knowing how to use ChatGPT well can turn ideas that once felt unrealistic into things one person can actually build.
Twelve-hour shift over, and all I could think about was getting a run in.
I checked the suggested workout on my Garmin.
"Rest."
I had a different idea.
“Watch this.”
4.2 miles at a pace about a minute faster than yesterday.
Your history explains where you have been.
It does not get to decide who you are now.
Recovery means taking responsibility for the past without turning it into a permanent identity.
You can remember what happened, learn from it, and still refuse to keep introducing yourself as the person you used to be.
History is evidence.
It is not identity.
https://jimlunsford.com/recovery-standard-history-not-identity/
Last day off from the jail, and I spent the morning doing what I usually do when I have the time: building.
I worked on Legend of the Green Dragon: Resurrection and Bonumark Stream from the time I woke up until early afternoon.
Then I shut the laptop and hit the road.
The last two runs were 3.1 miles, so today I deliberately stretched it out to 4.5 miles.
Nothing crazy. Just slowly building the base back up after the break.
Good way to finish the days off.
Had a great time working security at the Martina McBride concert tonight.
She has an incredible voice and put on one hell of a show.
Not a bad way to spend a work night.
Am I back?
Another day, another 3.1 miles down.
Two runs in two days after a few weeks off, and the legs are starting to remember what they’re supposed to do.
Yeah, I’m thinking I’m back.
My publishing workflow used to have a lot more friction.
Write in Google Docs. Copy everything into WordPress. Fix the formatting. Recheck links. Add the metadata. Clean up whatever broke along the way.
Now I can use ChatGPT to help move that work from Google Docs into WordPress much more cleanly.
This is how I’m doing it.
Chaos does not always come from what happens to you.
Sometimes you keep feeding it.
One more argument. One more distraction. One more bad decision. One more situation you already know pulls you off course.
Discipline is not only about what you build.
It is also about what you stop giving energy to.
Stop feeding chaos.
https://jimlunsford.com/discipline-dispatch-stop-feeding-chaos/
