Did you use the "tk" tip for marking items for later editing in writing this post? If so, you may have missed one: second paragraph --> first line --> last word. If not, you're perhaps referring to something else named tk that I'm not familiar with.

Agreed. Sebastian's book is one of the best I've read! I've also been using Beeminder as a way to track details like flossing.  

I like using a fitbit to track my sleep time.  It automatically records a basic activity level to keep track of physical fitness. It's also very compact and travel friendly.  I wish their app allowed you to track the same breadth of variables you can record on their website although. 

I used a Zeo, but it falling off in the middle of the night made it unreliable.  The Basis Watch would of been my ideal sleep & activity monitor, but it seems like their stuck in patent hell now :(

Bravo on your post today "

zen habits: Tynan's Rules for Living "

Alaska is great, I'm currently bicycling around up north for the summer. If your bikes can handle gravel, consider going to Dawson City and over the Top of the World Hwy to Chicken. Also the Denali Hwy, both great rides. If you see a guy on a bike with huge tires and a packraft strapped to the front, stop and say hi. 

I've done something similar to this for 30 years, no lie.  I used to travel for business, try to keep up with office work when in town and maintain a normal married life.  So, to assure myself that I won't be surprised on any given day with appointments and other obligations, I plan tomorrow first thing today.  Today was planned yesterday, and so on.  The reason for this is that some things on the "TTD" (things to do) list require prep.  Easier to bake a cake tonight for tomorrow's party--you don't want to wake up and see that on your TTD for today. There are a couple of parts to the planning process, but basically..look at tomorrow today so you have a clue about what's coming. 

I was with you until "the time I brushed my teeth"

Thanks - you are one of the few blogs I have started following as I prepare to set out on my last great adventure on the road with no clear intention except to discover the deeper meanings in life.  Having just considered daily structures today and how to live a life without feeling I must have them, I am wondering why you are focused on creating structures.  Is it to give meaning to your wanderings? Or? Just wondering - having spent my life inside of the usual discourse we live in around what we should be doing, earning, saving, and all the meaningful interpretations of life we take on often without considering them, I am in an inquiry to give up all those and every automatic interpretation and discover those I want to create.  Thanks for giving this space to share my thoughts in the inquiry out of what I read in your post above. I am a great fan of David Whyte, the poet and essayist, who speaks about inquiring into deeper meanings if you happen to be looking for incredible conversations and are ready for a David Whyte discourse.  

Good post. But the challenge comes on the days when you just don't feel like doing what you put on the list in the morning. Not being lazy, but simply doing different things. For example, I may have 3 tasks to finish in the next day or two: one creative one, a research project, and maybe some "busy work" like invoices. Well, for today I planned some of the creative and the invoicing, but what if I simply just feel like researching? 

That's where my lists and plans sometimes go awry.

Ha. I actually grew up in Alaska.  Do you have any plans once you're up there?  It's amazing this time of year!