2019 | July | Finished ”Quantified logic” course from RAISE website (at the time, EA Hotel’s main resource into AI Safety) Finished Python tutorial |
August | Started “Introduction to set theory” from RAISE website Started “Introduction to probability” from RAISE website Attended Linda’s AI Safety workshop at the hotel. | |
September | Explored Python through pygame Started my own small Python project (an automatic organizer to assist me in my work). | |
October | Finished “Python programming introduction” course Read Max Tegmark’s book Life 3.0. | |
November | Learned about API’s and how to build one using Django Volunteered to build an API for a rationality project. | |
December | Studied API’s using Django from diverse sources (books, youtube tutorials, and Django online documentation). Explored IBM Specialization on Data Science (completed one out of 9 courses). Read “Introducing Statistics: a Graphic Guide.” | |
2020 | January | Logistics:Organizing arrangements for Brexit presettlement and to start university in the UK. Researched different universities and courses available. Applied for funding. |
| February | Studied Django REST framework. Watched the Scientific Thinking and Communication Masterclass. I followed tutorials on MIMO (How to use API’s, Networks, ML, AI, Big Data, Cybersecurity, How to make a website) to help me figure out what I like to study at university. Studied Careerfoundry FREE 6 day UX Design course, Studied UX Fundamentals , Read articles on ux/ui. Read Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug Started the Udemy course UX Research & UI Design (studied 12% so far) |
| March | Finished the “Don’t Make Me Think” book, continued the Udemy course UX Research & UI Design and the additional articles (25%), Studied Designing the User Interface. For the API project, I’m still working with 3 books on Django, Learned about virtual environments 40% of the API’s backend seems to be ready in small pieces, Studied about the Linux operating system and had to re-learn the command line basics. To advance through Django for API’s book I needed the MIMO tutorials on JavaScript, HTML, Cookies, and React. For university, I studied the preparatory materials (some basic maths and an online course on Open Learn: Being an OU Student). Reading John Yates’s Mind Illuminated book (30%) and Punished by Rewards book (50%). |
April | Started studying for the university Introduction to computing and information technology 1, Had my first version of the API performing a GET. Started my role as Interim Operations Manager at the CEEALAR. | |
May- June | In May and June my focus was more on university, I did 20% of a drawing course on Udemy Started to work on an Django API course(currently at 15%). I took part in a 6 week program of collaborative communication | |
July August September | Finished “Introduction to computing and information technology 1” with distinction (92%), I also enrolled into the second module with the OU. Since September I enrolled into a one year program of collaborative communication | |
Oct Nov Dec | Working through block 1 and block 2 of “Introduction to computing and information technology 2” module at university. Continue to attend the one-year course of Collaborative Communication. | |
2021 | Jan Feb Mar | Continued with block 2 of “Introduction to computing and information technology 2” module. Finished Block 3 of “Introduction to computing and information technology 2” module. Continued with the one year course in Collaborative Communication( aka Nonviolent Communication). Participated in a one-day workshop (9 hours long) on Nonviolent Communication. Finished Block 1 of “Design Thinking - Creativity for 21st century” module at university. |
Read Human Compatible- Stuart Russell. Read Design is a job-Mike M. Read Inspired- Marty Cagan Read The the faces of innovation-Tom Kelley Read Before Happiness-Shawn Achor Read The gifts of imperfection-Brene Brown Read Jung an introduction to his psychology-Frieda Fordham Read Introducing Game Theory: A Graphic Guide- worked on how Game Theory and Pareto Efficiency overlap with collaborative communication Participated in an “Ethics in Design” conference | ||
April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 2022 Feb | Business/ Economics: Currently reading: The Economics Book- Niall Kishtainy Currently going through the material of B100 Business module of 60 credits from Open University and studying Operations Management book by Nigel Slack Working with Build a brand in 30 days book Going through a Fire Marshal Course Design: Participated in a conference Crafting UX Portfolio Participated in a conference Design For Agile Participated in a conference on Continuous Product Discovery in UX design Participated in a conference on How to Communicate With Typography Continue the 60 credits module of OU: U101: Design Thinking Programming: Signed up for Fugue Foundation Node Validator Grant Finished the MIT Blockchain and Money course Currently reading: The Pragmatic Programmer 2nd Edition Collaborative Communication: Working on designing a board game to help people experience and learn conflict resolution more effectively Continue the one year long course in collaborative communication Enrolled in a foundation course of Internal Family Systems Enrolled in second year 60 credit Design Essentials module at university, interrupted my studies in November Continued my studies in Internal Family Systems Therapy and Collaborative Communication Joined Plot Twisters project Reading The design of everyday things - Don Norman Reading Articulating design decisions - Tom Greever Read The five dysfunctions of a team - Patrick Lencioni Read Designing your life - Bill Burnett & Dave Evans Reading HTML&CSS -Jon Duckett Started Full Stack Web Development Course Started How to Build Habit-Forming products Course Organized a Design Thinking workshop at the hotel Enrolled in UX Design Programme (university credit rated at 90 credits by Glasgow Caledonian University) Enrolled in Service Design: How to Design Integrated Service Experiences Enrolled in AI Product Management Specialization from Duke University |