andwati
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scripts/migrate-posts-to-writings.mjs converts all 20 posts under
content/posts/ into the new writings schema — normalizes dates to
bare TOML local-dates, converts the one unambiguous Zola shortcode in
use (youtube embeds) to a plain <iframe>, and strips the now-meaningless
{% raw %}/{% endraw %} escape tags. content/posts/ itself is untouched;
this only adds content/writings/*.
Also generates 301 redirects from the old /posts/<slug>/ URLs to the
new /writings/<slug>/ ones into sws.toml, inside marker comments so
re-running the script regenerates that block idempotently instead of
duplicating it.
Two posts (from-c-to-machine-code, self-hosting-gitea-and-mirroring-github)
use note/tip/warning/danger callout shortcodes that have no Astro
equivalent yet — flagged by the script rather than guessed at, since
that needs a real component once the design system exists.
Verified: astro check clean, full site builds (80 pages, all real
migrated posts render), redirect generation confirmed idempotent
across repeated runs.
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+++ title = "cognitive inertia" description = "inertia" author = "andwati" date = 2025-02-26 draft = false
[taxonomies] tags = [ "cognition" ]
+++
Staring at the void
Cognitive inertia is the reason changing our habits can be difficult. If you want to overcome inertia you have to apply a force. I consider myself an eternal student, who is ready to learn anything, or so I thought. It happened but I had not noticed, I had stopped moving forward.
Metawork
I will define this as the things we do before getting the "real" work doe. Its things like choosing the best IDE or text editor, setting up your coding environment, choosing the best note taking app, or even the 'best' operating system. They are the prerequisites of the actual work.
I had been stuck on this loop, always trying to craft the perfect workflow. Setting up the best personalized linux distro, switching note taking apps, trying out multiple layouts, stylings and technologies for my blog, the list is endless.
All of these metawork took more time thn the actual work; building, active learning and writing. Im going to stop all of these and start doing the important stuff.