2024 Update/Refresh to README: Plan+Roadmap

[nelsonic]

Once I finish my [last!] client project at the end of next week, one of the first things I intend to do is comprehensively update the README.md of this repo. (and of start-here)

opening this issue now to add it to my “todo list”. Please ignore. 👍🏻

[nelsonic]

https://www.patagonia.com/family-business/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzIVzV702Z8

[nelsonic]

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220615-the-rise-of-digital-nomad-families

[nelsonic]

I really want to work on this task. It's easily my highest priority from a communication perspective. 🔥 But there are dependencies / linked issues I need to open and reference first ... 💭

[nelsonic]

3 Phase Plan:

1. Build a software product that people love using to solve their real problem: dwyl/product-roadmap |> dwyl/app ❤️ ✅ Iterate for as long as it takes to add the features we need and achieve product-market-fit (i.e. people will pay money for) Feedback very much welcome e.g: https://github.com/dwyl/mvp/issues/140
2. Finish the house we (currently) live in: dwyl/home 🏡 and make it available [at cost price] to other people in our team/community.
3. Buy Land https://github.com/dwyl/phase-two/issues/25 with lots of water. a. Install world-class irrigation system . 💧
   b. Plant Lots of Trees https://github.com/dwyl/phase-two/issues/6 🌳 c. Construct a sustainable community. 👶 👵

@iteles are any of these unclear?

[iteles]

None of this is unclear 👍 It's just a wonderfully simplistic view, particularly around number 2 and its sustainability (which I'm totally onboard with and is what we need).

1 & 2 are very much happening simultaneously (and need to keep doing so).

[nelsonic]

@iteles "simplistic" as in "stick figure" or as in E=mc² 🤷‍♂️

[nelsonic]

Tackling the README.md update now as there appears to be some confusion, still ...

[nelsonic]

Need to prepare a Timetable for Use of the Various Rooms; it will help clarify things a lot ...

[nelsonic]

Suggested timetable example:

Time	Children	Adults
07:00 - 08:30	Waking up & getting changed	Wake up / Exercise / Quiet Time
08:30 - 09:00	Breakfast	Personal Time / Breakfast
09:00 - 11:50	Morning Play/Work Period	Morning Quiet Work Time
11:50 - 12:00	Pre-lunch hand-wash break	Finalise work and tidy desk
12:00 - 12:25	Children's Lunch	Adults Prepare/buy Lunch
12:25 - 12:30	Clear/Clean Dining Room	Stay clear of the cleaning!
12:30 - 13:00	Prepare for Nap	Adult's Lunch
13:00 - 15:00	Nap Time (Optional)	Afternoon Work 1
15:00 - 17:00	Afternoon Play/Work	Afternoon Work 2
17:00 - 18:30	Free Time / Sports / Park!	Creative / Work 3 / Admin
18:30 - 18:55	Children/Parent's Dinner	Adults Prepare Dinner
18:55 - 19:00	Clear/clean Dining Room	Plate Dinner
19:00 - 19:30	Children Bath	Adult's Dinner
19:30 - 20:00	Bed-time Story + Sleep!	Clear/clean dining room & Kitchen
20:00 - 21:00	All Quiet on Top 2 Floors	Quiet Creative / Contemplation
21:00 - 07:00	Sleep!	Get as much sleep as possible ...

@iteles this is the starting point. 👈 Please share your thoughts. 💭

[nelsonic]

This is a example/suggested room usage timetable:

Time	Play Room	Library	Workshop	Secret Garden	Pool
07:00 - 08:30	Quiet Music	Quiet Read	Quiet Work	Kids	Any
08:30 - 09:00	Louder Music	Kids Read	Noisy Build	Kids	Clean
09:00 - 11:50	Kids Music	Kids Read	Noisy Build	Kids	Anyone
12:00 - 13:00	Adult Music	Clean + Reset	Mid-Volume Build	Planting Time	Adults
13:00 - 15:00	Quiet Music	Quiet Read	Quiet Build	Planting / Kids	Adults (quiet)
15:00 - 17:00	Clean + Reset	Quiet Read	Kids/Noisy Build	Kids	Kids
17:00 - 18:30	Anyone	Quiet Reading	Noisy Build	Clean + Reset	Family
18:30 - 19:30	Adult (Noisy) Music	Quiet Read	Quiet Build	Yoga / Pilates	Family
19:30 - 20:00	Quiet Music / Film	Quiet Read	Clean + Reset	Meditation	Leisure
20:00 - 21:00	Quiet Games / Film	Adult Quiet Read	Laser + 3D Print!	Martial Arts	Triathlon
21:00 - 07:00	Quiet Games / Film	Inspiring Reading	Prep Next Day	Closed	Closed

This is purely illustrative. I think this should also include the dining room; which can/could be used for other activities outside of meal times ...

In reality each room/area would have a printed + laminated timetable so that it's immediately clear to everyone what the room is reserved / used for at any time.

If we're feeling very techventurous, we could install an e-Ink display with a low-power ESP32 in the door/wall of the room/area, that would refresh every half-hour and clearly highlight the current time/activity.

[iteles]

@nelsonic First of all, thank you for taking the time to make this update.

The play room is the basement music room, correct? And the large room on the middle floor will be reserved as a co-working space at all times?

I feel like we need to have a less prescriptive version of the adult timetable, specifying only the non-negotiables (when to be quiet, when allocated lunch/dinner prep times are because they could choose to eat in the garden outside at a different hour for example) because we have to be mindful of the fact that people will work on different timezones and have meetings with different timezones (even recurring meetings set up long before getting here). You may also have people who have different (more nocturnal) circadian rhythms and would prefer to read or exercise in the late mornings and work in the afternoons/evenings as an example - these people just need to know that x times are quiet times in x areas and that's it. Then give this version as an example timetable along with a couple more 👌

[nelsonic]

Again, these time tables are illustrative not set in stone. If you can improve on them, and we all know you can, please do. 🙏

[nelsonic]

https://github.com/dwyl/home/pull/277 merged. :shipit: @iteles if you have any other updates, please feel free to create follow-up issues/PRs. 🙏