> [!info]- Article PGP Signature > > To verify this signature, use the public key on the [[Hello, World!|Home Page]] and follow the instructions linked there. > > ``` > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > ``` > ## Today's Topics: Directing my Focus ##### August 24th, 2025, ca. 20:00 -0400 (_posted late_) --- ### Contributions - None for today. ### A Conversation with my Inner Completionist He's in there _somewhere_. My [completionist](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/completionist) drive awaits a list of useful software for it to curate, repair, and employ. Right now, this list is all dried up; on my current trajectory, it doesn't seem like that will change any time soon... Up until this article, this blog has been exclusive to my adventures with [C3 language](https://c3-lang..org/) changes (i.e., standard-library additions), and there is nothing wrong with that. However, I get the sense that my focus is not broad enough -- to quote a particularly favored idiom, I am "*putting all my eggs in one basket*" when it comes to projects and learning. I have acquired *myriad* useful skills and concepts while working with C3, which I will continue to do. But in so doing, I have abandoned my post with other projects. Pretty much all of the ones on the front page of this blog are slowly souring and fermenting. Why do I do this? What is this war in my head that whimsically enraptures my attention with such a high demand? **I don't know**, but I know I need to control it. I want to keep this short. Here's a general plan I have devised to dedicate myself to a particular subject or project for a minimum of `one hour per day`. This time is _outside_ of any C3 or C3-related projects (e.g. *hookshot*). The intent is to see how this structured approach works for me over the <u>next few months</u>. > By the way, this blog will be pretty quiet in September, as I will be on a 20ish-day hiatus on the other side of Earth. > > That's why this needs to be a longer effort than just a month or so. | Project | Time | Goal | | ------- | ----- | ---- | | MFTAH | 2 weeks | Finish payload crypto, well-tested, ready for *nostdlib* | | CSPAuthD | 2 weeks | Rust rewrite, flexible crypto | | FlexIC | 3 weeks | Working prototype from a simulated CANbus | | nanofuxx | 3 weeks | Revive the project, reevaluate direction, start | --- ### In Closing... I'm really at a point where I want to see some software of mine enter a maintenance phase. Thanks to my "varied interests" and lack of long-term focus, this can be a challenge. So this short, codeless article will act as ==my pledge== that I will begin to lean towards completed, dedicated projects, green checkmarks, and long-term development cycles. Hope this wasn't too personal. If you're reading this, thank you. Until Monday... o7 & [73](https://hamradioprep.com/what-does-73-mean/)