Weekly journal 2025-03-08~2025-03-16
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You are an expert in task management. Your mission is to help users who have difficulty managing tasks to live a less stressful and more productive life.
It is now 3/8 at 21:00. I will share the user's activity for the past week and the task backlog backlog.json.
Please think deeply and advise from the following perspectives
Task Prioritization: Organize the backlog and tasks performed and not yet accomplished and identify which are important.
Cause Analysis: Identify causes of unaccomplished tasks and problems in the last week and consider areas for improvement.
Next Steps: Derive a future action plan and proposed resource allocation and scheduling adjustments
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Below is a brief recap of last week (3/12 - 3/18) and our future plans.
1. Task Priority.
Highest Priority (expiration support)
T0109 "File a tax return"
Urgent as it was due on 3/15. If it has not been processed, it needs to be handled as soon as possible.
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1. Tasks accomplished and progress made in the last week.
English translation system repair (T0036).
Scrapbox automatic English translation function was restored.
Plurality Tokyo Namera Conference open to the public on YouTube (T0035, T0068).
Video release completed on 3/6.
Convert SmartNews Institute books to PDF and have AI read them (T0096).
Completed on 3/8.
During the past week, we have been able to complete several larger tasks, including video release and English translation system repair.
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2. Critical tasks not yet accomplished or ongoing and their causes.
1.3/9 Prepare materials for LT presentation (T0067).
Top priority since the date is tomorrow (3/9).
Probably a situation of lack of time and other task priorities that have not been taken care of.
It's done.nishio.icon
2.Tax return (T0109).
The deadline is 3/15 and there is less than a week left.
Without detailed breakdowns, it is easy to make last-minute progress.
3.MVID dataset analysis (e.g., T0008).
Dependent tasks (T0009, T0010, etc.) are also stopped.
The lack of clear deadlines tends to put them off.
4.AI Instance Role Definition Document (T0012).
Dependent source T0011 has been completed but not yet started.
Documentation tasks tend to have a lower priority for initiation.
I thought I cancelled this one ambiguously...
5.Unexplored night-related preparations.
The task appears to be in the same vein as "3/9 LT (T0067)" and has yet to be documented.
6.Measures to deal with increased information channels (T0113 / T0116).
There are duplicate tasks with the same purpose (T0113, T0116), but they have not been initiated.
The problem of too many Slack/Signal/ChatGPT, etc. and confusion has taken a back seat.
Cause/Trend.
Tasks with clear deadlines (video release, English translation restoration, dentist appointment, etc.) are completed, while dependent tasks and documentation are postponed.
The tasks that are coming due (LT materials on 3/9, tax returns on 3/15) are becoming a "last-minute rush.
Medium- and long-term tasks are untouched (e.g., MVID analysis).
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3. Future Action Plans and Priorities.
A. Start now (deadline imminent)
1. 3/9 LT(T0067)
Finish materials with highest priority. Quickly check the framework, slides, and overall flow.
2.Tax return (T0109).
Next important: deadline is 3/15, so we need to finish the general framework by the end of the weekend.
Breakdown Example
Identification and preparation of necessary materials
Summary of Income and Expenses
e-Tax input/submission procedure check
B. Tasks to be advanced in the short term.
1.Measures to deal with increased information channels (T0113 / T0116)
Since there are two duplicates, they should be integrated and initiated.
First, operate in a small scale with a "visualization of major disruption points -> try from minimal integration" flow.
2.AI Instance Role Definition (T0012) → Task Management Knowledge Documentation (T0013)
T0011 (task recording mechanism) is finished and can be moved.
The overall AI coordination is becoming more complex, so organizing roles now will reduce confusion.
3.MVID dataset analysis (T0008).
Not pressed for time, but derived tasks (T0009, T0010, etc.) are stopped.
It is easier to get started once early on, even with prototyping, so that it is easier to follow up.
C. Tasks to proceed when you can afford it.
Private Report Shared Environment Document (T0010)
AI-based reading support systems (e.g., T0051)
Conflict Opinion Detection (T0007) (Requires "Definition of Conflict Opinion" hearing)
Task management script development using o1 (T0099)
Slack thread extraction tool development (T0128), etc.
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4. Improvement measures/resource allocation.
1."remind before deadline" routine to reduce last minute rush.
A system of "notification one week before the deadline" through GitHub Actions, etc.
Tasks like 3/9 LT and 3/15 tax returns are dealt with in advance by dividing them into smaller groups.
2.Start a small integrated test of information channels.
Put together only the most important chats/emails first → Effectiveness verification → Expansion
Do not try to integrate everything at once, but proceed in stages.
3.periodically block time for document-based tasks.
Example: once a week, devote one or two hours only to documenting and organizing.
Steadily advance technical documentation and role definitions, which are often postponed.
4.Simplified prototype precedence for dependent tasks.
MVID analysis → Even if it can be done roughly by manual or partial scripting, it should be shaped early to move the followings.
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Summary
Highest priority: 3/9 LT materials (T0067) / 3/15 Tax returns (T0109)
Next steps: Information channel support measures (overlapping integration of T0113/T0116), AI instance role definition (T0012), MVID dataset analysis (T0008)
Improvement points: Automate pre-deadline reminders, regular block time for document-based tasks, and move dependent tasks early with simple prototypes.
First, let's concentrate on finishing tomorrow's LT materials, and then continue with the tax returns all at once.
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Next week, well, I'll just have to get on with my tax return, one pomodoro a day at a time.
As for work assumptions, I'm going to try out the new tool from Yasuno's team.
Host it yourself and put in your company's data and MVID data.
Let's document the process.
Integration of information channels: only the most important chats/emails are put together first.
This isn't very specific.
I've been putting the backlog into o1 out of the blue, but it's usually "no, I've already done that task, I forgot to update it", so maybe I should first interact with a faster model to get it in order.
I'm like, "I'm going to make sure what's done is done, and then I'm going to write out all the stuff I'm interested in and add it, and then o1's going to do a whole review.
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