Month: November 2020

“‘Be shapeless and formless.. like water’ (Bruce Lee)” by Akinini.com is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

“Have a mind like water.”

― David Allen,  GTD

SUMMARY

• Learned Construct 3 and more C#.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Construct 3 / PlayCanvas – Javascript

Unity – C#

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

• From what I read, Construct 3 is a editor made for people to have an entrance to making games. It teaches beginner knowledge that programming requires.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

• Set a timer
• Spend 30 minutes in this ‘room’

• Review this infographic for 5 minutes (Click for larger PDF version)
• If you want, read more at  bananatreelog.com/blog/daily-dose-of-happiness-chemicals

• I basically get my work done, and then hang out with my brother. If I don’t, usually I just chill and play music while doing literally anything, otherwise I’ll do something new or just not something I do often.

STUDIO (CREATIVITY)

• I attempted to make a game where you shoot either aliens or asteroids (Haven’t decided) on a turret in space. I barely created controls. I’m still learning though. So far I’m liking Construct 3.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• I learned a little bit on ho to use construct 3.
• I problem solved by making code in construct, trial and error style.

Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day.  – from LifeHacker.com

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”

“You can do anything, but not everything.”

― David Allen, (GTD) Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World

SUMMARY

• I continued learning how to GTD by creating something to organize.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

Unity – C#

• Conditionals & Loops

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

You are going to learn to develop your own version of David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) process in this ‘room.’

• When trying to get things done it is important to keep a cleared mind because the cluttering of the mind is a big reason people give up on getting things done. This is because it causes stress, so to combat this always have things organized and have a plan for every thing that needs to get done.

LAB (THEORY PRACTICED)

Examine Two GTD Maps: Basic and Detailed

1. Detailed map by guccio@文房具社 icensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
2. Basic map from BiggerPlate.com embedded below

GTD-based Trusted System

• I use a memo app on my phone to track and organize my work.

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

• What games can I make currently?
• How many programming languages are there?
• What are some games that i could be influenced by?

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• I learned how to create and use a GTD Trusted System.

“Day 092/366 – To Do List” by Great Beyond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Your toughest work is defining what your work is! –  Peter Drucker

SUMMARY

• I learned how to organize better this week.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

• Health – Mental Illness Flyer
• Biology – Keystone Species project
• Game Design – This blog post
• Band – Intonation Tendencies
• English – Act 4 Guided Reading
• Geometry – Finished so far

• Game Design – This blog post
• English – Act 4 Guided Reading
• Biology – Keystone Species project
• Health – Mental Illness Flyer
• Band – Intonation Tendencies
• Geometry – Nothing

OUTSIDE (PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

• Because it helps sort every thing in a way that leaves time to do what you want in life.

• I didn’t see anyone outside luckily and I got to just look around, it was nice to admire nature.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

• I learned that organization is key and very useful for anything.