👋 hey
I've been in the hospitality business for 10 years, mainly as a receptionist, and it has been the perfect place for me to work. Then I moved to a tech company where as you, I can't achieve the results I want to.
As a receptionist in a hotel, the only thing you don't want to do is to check in someone on a checked in room already. And the processes implemented will make this hard to happen. So.. its great in terms of responsibility. Then you have novelty of meeting new people everyday, you never have a routine since guests are all different, and you only have 4/5 "big" tasks to do in one day ( check in, check outs, and some other things) it's customer focus and attention to detail is needed, depending on the hotel category, but in my case it's ok, I like that. Also I like languages. Another goodnpoint is that when your shift ends you dont take the job home.
So if you like to meet people all over the world, no routine, learning constantly about customer detailed service and be with people all day long talking it's an excellent gig.
Hi @mizule@lemmy.blahaj.zone ,
Hope you’re doing well! I saw your “Executive Function as Code” post and instantly recognised a lot of my own struggles, so I thought I’d drop you a quick note and toss a few questions your way.
A quick intro
I’ve got ADHD too, and I think there’s a tiny bit of OCD hanging around. I’m into home servers, homelabs, FOSS, Linux, programming and privacy, but my tech knowledge is pretty shaky – basically a kid with a hammer and pickaxe trying to dig for gold without a map
How I’m currently organising things
tasks.org Main to‑do list, dates & urgent flags so I get notifications. Nextcloud (Disroot) via davx
Logseq Growing knowledge‑base using Tiago Forte’s PARA method (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives). I use the Inbox as a brain‑dump for ideas, tasks, references, etc. Phone ↔ laptop via Syncthing
The pain points Urgent/date‑bound tasks live in tasks.org – works fine, but they’re isolated from the rest of my “brain”
Logseq holds everything else – ideas, loose tasks, resources, but there’s no easy way to surface the stuff that actually needs attention.
TAOAOT – “The anguish of an open task” – even a small backlog can swell enough that I lose motivation, energy, or even forget why a task exists.
I’ve tried loads of task‑apps (including Emacs) and still end up with the same scattered feeling.
A couple of questions Energy‑aware task rating – I loved the “energy” property you added in Doom Emacs.
Could I do something similar in Logseq? Maybe a property like energy:: high/medium/low and then filter the view?
Swap “priority” for “energy cost” in tasks.org – instead of A/B/C, I’m thinking of colour‑coding by mental energy:
Red – complex, deep‑focus work (high energy)
Yellow – standard work (medium energy)
Blue – easy, quick wins (low energy)
The most important question ❓
Final thoughts Your story gave me hope that a DIY patch can actually work, even when you start from a modest technical base. I’d love any tips you have for a jittery mouse on caffeine trying to tidy up every corner of my digital life without a clear roadmap.
Thanks for reading this long‑winded note – looking forward to any insights you can share!