The Steps on Our Journey blog re-linked to a Running Log which served as a reminder that spreadsheets and visualizations of data can help us track our own progress in life - not just at work. The author of this blog posted back in February a cool chart showing miles run per week. The latest post is a more detailed account of a specific race run, with a link back to the author's running log.
| Site: | Steps on Our Journey |
| Page/Post: | Running!! |
| Spreadsheet: | Running Log |
CDB's personal running log is on a spreadsheet. It really is a great way to track personal progress against goals. The ++ part is how he then used this data to generate cool little graphics called 'sparklines' for his blog using Joe Gregorio's sparkline generator. Nice work.
| Site: | CDB blog |
| Page/Post: | Running Spark |
| Spreadsheet: | Running Journal |
Imagine a timeline of your life's experiences in a spreadsheet... for better or worse, I *can* imagine that - as I can relate to almost anything in a spreadsheet, and I can relate to the author of Hyperwest.net in his perception that "the days, weeks and months are just slipping by". Well he decided to start tracking his life in a spreadsheet timeline - in his words: "It's important to keep track of milestones in our lives -- big or small -- and I envision a future when everything you do, or did, will simply be online and interfaced with everyone else's lives. With each other's permission of course.". So he's included Jobs, relationships, residences, Trips, Events and more... Jon: please go check out MIT's Simile Timeline - and hook these two up...
| Site: | Hyperwest.net Blog |
| Page/Post: | Timeline |
| Spreadsheet: | My So-called Life V1.0 |
Miss Practical doesn't seem to keep her blog up to date anymore, but this was a great example of someone who really controlled their housework duties. Durations for each task were used as a common reference point to calculate total duration for each day's tasks. Sorry we don't have the template for this one... but let us know if you re-create it from this published version...
Site: Miss Practical
Page / Post: Housework Timetable
Spreadsheet: Household Chores Weekly Rotation
Best way to describe this one is from their site: "Do you feel overwhelmed, overextended, and overdrawn? Hopeless and you don't know where to start? Don't worry friend, we've been there, too. Step through the door and follow FlyLady as she weaves her way through housecleaning and organizing tips with homespun humor, daily musings about life and love, the Sidetracked Home Executives (SHE™) system, and anything else that is on her mind.
Site: FlyLady.net and Flyladies and Flybabies
Page/Post: Discussion re control sheets
Spreadsheet: House Cleaning Zones
