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> Everyone hates the feeling of having wasted their time doing nothing.

My 2020 in one sentence.




Not me. All that time freed by not-commuting and all those ten minutes spent de-focusing from work have been very productive for me: I've been able to fix things around the house, clearing a 3-year backlog in just six months.

I'm now at a point where I can realistically start planning for the future again, instead of feeling weighed down by things that should have been finished already.


Lucky you.

I was just exaggerating a bit with the sentence for making a joke, but I'm sure this is not my most productive year.


I don't know how it would compare to a year without Covid, but I've gotten a lot of stuff done at home, including setting up a laser engraver/cutter and quite a few hobby projects.

I was on this path already (I already had an MPCNC and woodworking tools) but I'm pretty sure this year gave me a lot more time to play around with stuff, and so I got further.




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