The notebook

Writing from the lab and the life around it.

Psychology, teaching, technology, personal essays, and twenty years of useful detours. Newest first; rabbit holes welcome.

Listen Siri, I Didn’t Ask for John Sanchez!

I use Siri fairly often when walking, biking, or just when my hands are busy. One of my frustrations is that Siri hates playing…

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Personal May 21, 2022

A small update in my Weight Loss Journey, Formerly Fat. I’m a sucker for a good deal, so when I looked at our Faculty/Staff…

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Battling Pickle Podcasts Apr 21, 2022

The BP Podcast will be back in the very near future for Season 2. This page will be updated with show notes as needed!…

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Personal Jan 31, 2022

Am I hungry? Shouldn't that be an easy question? Well for the formerly fat among us, probably not. Read on to learn more about…

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Reduced Calorie Intake Plan Jan 6, 2022

So I think it's time to transition to the scariest part of this journey... maintenance.

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Teaching Tips Sep 21, 2021

In my classes I’ll often have students give short presentations, and recently I wanted to allow my students to also rate each other. Here’s…

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Psychology Sep 13, 2021

I made this in about 5 minutes… sometimes having the right tool means pay a bit of money to speed up your workflow. Could…

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Battling Pickle Podcasts Aug 30, 2021

In this week’s podcast I talk about testing at the college level, my philosophy of testing, and the debate between multiple choice and short…

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Battling Pickle Podcasts Aug 23, 2021

In this week’s episode I talk about productivity – namely some of my best tips from the recent article I wrote on JonWestfall.com!

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Battling Pickle Podcasts Aug 16, 2021

Today’s Podcast is a bit on the history of psychology, with a shoutout to Today in the History of Psychology, Rene Descartes, and John…

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