Doty Plan 2017

Areas

• Dissertation Research and Writing (academia)
• Politics and Social Justice (community)
• Love and Support (family)
• Mental and Physical Health (self)

Goals

• explain how multistakeholder processes affect our values
• systematically improve privacy on the Web
• train a generation of civic-minded technologists
• fight fascism
  • provide for community defense against surveillance, censorship and abuse
  • support political reform
  • speak out

Actions

• weekly research reports
• hiking and biking
• meditation
• participate in local organizations
• protest

Reflection

• I made substantial progress in writing and research, with at least 50-some pages of dissertation writing and additional data analysis; I still felt anxious and avoided certain research areas. Weekly research reports for part of the year, but I also participated in regular weekly writing groups in order to maintain accountability.
• The year in politics was disturbing and distressing and I was never clear on how to actively respond. I attended protests and took some steps for security training and Tor, but I'm still not confident about my role or what would be most effective.
• Jamie and I moved in together on Folsom Street in San Francisco. I've stayed close with family and gotten further involved in care for Granddad.
• I began seeing a therapist on a regular basis which has helped me significantly in understanding and controlling anxiety, and I've made some progress in starting a practice of meditation. Jamie and I kept up regular hiking and hill-walking; biking has been a little less since moving to San Francisco, but continues.