July 12

Thursday July 12, 2007 6:00 am Lethbridge

It is +13 C with a high forecast of +31 C. Sunrise 5:37 Sunset 21:37 Hours of daylight: 16:00

A. Morning Musings

6:00 am

Home again, and back to my daily early morning routine.

I am still playing with alternative methods of time management. I received an email a couple of weeks ago from the MindManager folk about using MindManager for time management. I will have a look at that this morning. I will also visit the university library and have a look at their books on linear algebra. I only have 2 items on my planning table for today: continual work on my tutorial web site and continued reading of the Pushkin biography. But a cup of coffee sounds like a good way to begin.

B. Plan

Immediate	Description	Time
Technology	Continue creating a tutorial web site: general sequence	1 hr
Technology	Prepare time management file using MindManager	1 hr
Literature	Continue reading "Pushkin: A Biography" by T. J. Binyon	1 hr
Mathematics	Order Herstein book "Abstract Algebra"	1 hr

C. Actual Learning Activities

11:00 am

I have created a time management file using MindManager. My initial reaction is positive. It lets me keep track of future events and has a nice icon system for tagging completed items.

2:45 PM

I have spent a good hour reviewing various books on abstract algebra. The clear choice appears to be Herstein, so I have just ordered it at Chapters.ca (this had the best price and it was in stock).