{"id":411,"date":"2018-01-22T21:55:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T21:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rowanspazzoli.com\/wp\/?p=411"},"modified":"2018-01-22T21:55:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T21:55:17","slug":"momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rowanspazzoli.com\/wp\/momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"Momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are two things I want to say about momentum.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/momentum\/laookkfknpbbblfpciffpaejjkokdgca?utm_source=gmail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Momentum is the name of a Google Chrome extension<\/a> I&#8217;ve been using for the past few weeks. 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This was the place I was hoping to get to when I gently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rowanspazzoli.com\/wp\/starting-thesis-gently\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">started my thesis grind<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, I was a little worried then that I would start slowly and never really build up a sustainable speed. But through a kind and patient build up I&#8217;ve been able to foster a great space for work. And now I feel ready to take on the rest of the challenge.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Image was today&#8217;s featured picture on the Momentum extension. It&#8217;s called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/152977080@N03\/32736014784\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Norway&#8221; and was taken by Jamie MacPherson<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>P.s. New blog feature is my song of the day. 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