This week I mainly worked on organizing my schedule in light of a first half of 2026 that will see me traveling a lot, both for pleasure (Rome, Korea, Monte Carlo, Algiers) and for work (New York, Zurich, and Madrid). I have several personal activities that are about to start, not least the opera history […]
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After trying elaborate Obsidian workflows with complex hierarchies and templates, I discovered a minimal system that actually sticks: daily notes with tagged bullet points and Dataview dashboards. One file per day, one line per thought, each tagged for later retrieval. Instead of organizing upfront, queries automatically pull relevant information into dashboards when needed.
A week with Claude Code on Amazon Bedrock: automated code writing, tests, deployments, and document generation from meeting transcripts. Got it talking to draw.io for architecture diagrams. Also 3D-printed coin organizers and wrote up a pandoc trick for rendering Mermaid charts into Word.
You wrote your docs in Markdown with Mermaid diagrams because they’re version-controlled and easy to edit. Then someone asked for a Word file, and your flowcharts turned into raw syntax. Pandoc handles most Markdown-to-docx conversion fine, but it treats Mermaid blocks as plain text.
The first half of the year brings an exciting travel season with trips to Rome, Monte Carlo for tennis, South Korea, Algiers, and possibly Seattle for work. Between booking flights and accommodations, I’m revisiting classic films like Goodfellas, reading David Brooks’ latest book, and working on productivity-focused blog posts about Mac workflows.
Constant context switching between applications to capture notes and tasks was fragmenting my attention and killing productivity. By setting up global shortcuts for Obsidian and Todoist on macOS, I eliminated the friction of leaving my current app to jot down thoughts, preserving focus and flow throughout the workday.
An unexpected ticket to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony at San Siro stadium delivered a spectacular 3.5-hour celebration featuring stars like Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, and Charlize Theron, creating genuinely moving moments that blended global appeal with authentic Italian warmth while marking the likely end of an era for the iconic venue.
Living in Milan, I couldn’t miss the chance to experience my first Olympics on home soil. I chose women’s hockey for the atmosphere—and it delivered: respect, excitement, and an unforgettable 4–1 Italian victory, despite some logistical flaws along the way.
Better week in terms of the goals I had set for myself. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to study as much as I would have liked, but I also did a lot of things that unfortunately I can’t talk about.
After years of “tool-hopping,” I spent 2025 perfecting a Todoist ecosystem that does the heavy lifting for me. By leveraging advanced filters and a “capture-anywhere” workflow, I’ve built a system that handles atomic tasks with zero friction—whether I’m mid-workout or deep in a work sprint.