Month: January 2020

  • Friday Notes 088 – January 31 2020

    Friday Notes 088 – January 31 2020

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    Better week this week with less travel than last week. Today we’re getting 100mm+ of rain, which is a lot. I’m wondering if I’ll need a canoe to take my daughter to swimming lessons later today. > Abundance can be destructive not because it is bad for us, per se. Abundance can be destructive because…

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  • How Expertise Died

    How Expertise Died

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    > These are dangerous times. Never have so many people had so much access to knowledge and yet have been so resistant to learning anything.[^1] With that early quote Tom Nichols sets the tone for The Death of Expertise, a book about the collapse of relationships between experts and citizens[^2]. One of the first points…

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  • My 2020 Notebook and Paper Calendar Setup

    My 2020 Notebook and Paper Calendar Setup

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    Today we’re going to look at my 2020 notebook setup. It revolves around a Bullet Journal and a quick reference calendar I can leave on my desk. ## Links – [Purchase Leuchtturm1917 Bauhaus](https://amzn.to/2RletY7) – [Purchase Rhodia Reverse](https://amzn.to/2RjWMrM) – [Shinhan Art Markers](https://amzn.to/2u13Bq6)

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  • PowerBeats Pro – 4 Month Runners Review

    PowerBeats Pro – 4 Month Runners Review

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    When I’m not spending time being dad or attempting to be a decent husband, I’m often found in the mountains on some adventure. Running on the regular trails, bushwhacking some new route through the river valley, or just training so I can do the other two things quickly with the limited weekends I have to…

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  • Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

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    Those who have opportunity to work in organizations that treat them like human beings to be protected rather than a resource to be exploited come home at the end of the day with an intense feeling of fulfillment and gratitude. This should be the rule for all of us, not the exception. 1 Have you…

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  • Friday Notes 087 – January 24 2020

    Friday Notes 087 – January 24 2020

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    One thing I’ve been toying around with for a while now is saying mostly goodbye to RSS and online reading. I think about this because I mostly rush through the articles instead of engaging with them well. I’ve recognized this and try to *force* myself to dig in deeper, yet I’m always skimming. Contrast this…

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  • A Terrible Folding Bluetooth Keyboard With a Trackpad

    A Terrible Folding Bluetooth Keyboard With a Trackpad

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    Today we’re going to talk about two different folding bluetooth keyboards for your iPad. One is good for a small portable keyboard, and the other is more than a bit terrible. Watch the video to find out which one is worth purchasing. – [Folding Bluetooth Keyboard](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YWLJNPQ/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – [Folding Bluetooth Keyboard with Trackpad](https://www.banggood.com/Mini-Foldable-Touch-3_0-bluetooth-Keyboard-For-Samsung-Dex-WiniOSAndroid-System-p-1246278.html?p=B4180140249144201910) ## Other Videos…

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  • iPadOS Bugs That Drive Me Nuts

    iPadOS Bugs That Drive Me Nuts

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    Yes I love working on my iPad. It’s my preferred computing platform and what I mainly use to do my work. This doesn’t mean it’s all roses and dancing unicorns though. Today we’re going to talk about the issues I have with iPadOS and my iPad as I use it daily. ### Bluetooth Issues The…

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  • From a 55 Book Lifetime to a 1000 Book Lifetime

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    Over breakfast this morning I finally watched this video that’s been in my YouTube queue for at least months. [It’s all about bookstores and what it takes to move from a 55/book lifetime to a 1000/book lifetime](https://youtu.be/lIW5jBrrsS0). Really to go from 55 to 1000 all you have to do is put aside 30 minutes a…

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  • My Weekend Isn’t as Free as I Thought It Was

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    [Katrina Onstad writing for The Guardian talking about how weekends are not a thing anymore](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/may/06/who-killed-the-weekend). In her mind part of it is the patchwork of jobs that is the gig economy and part is your device as you read this, or her article. > The other culprit is the thing in your hand that you…

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