Author: Curtis McHale
Output Before Consumption
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One of the biggest traps that people fall into is a type of false productivity. It’s organizing their task lists and doing all the “little” things that make you feel good but don’t push forward any of your major projects in any way. I’ve fallen into this regularly. Putting out YouTube videos and jumping between
2022 Focused iPad Desk with iPadOS 16
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While I spent a number of years doing everything I could to do all my work on my iPad, eventually it seemed like I was fighting the iPadOS more than getting any work done. Once in a while I’d grab a second monitor from my macOS setup and use my iPad with an external monitor
PKM Weekly Sept 17 2022 – Issue 036
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Systems matter more than tools
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Today we look at the first point in my core principles. I think that your system matters far more than which specific tool you use. So many people agonize over the perfect writing tool and say they can’t get anything done until they find it. No carpenter waits to build a house until they find
iOS Mail is Terrible – I Love It
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We all know that phones can be a distraction from life around you. The regular notifications from different applications can stress you out and take your focus away from the things you should be concentrating on. Heck you can even fool yourself into thinking some of these tools are productive. For me one of these
PKM Weekly Sept 11 2022 – Issue 035
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Apple Watch Ultra vs Garmin – I Don’t Think Apple Pundits Get it
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I keep seeing takes like this one from Gruber and I’m not sure that they get the category they’re talking about. I am the owner of a Garmin Enduro (1 not the 2 linked in the article). I am the owner of a Garmin Edge 1030Plus for cycling. The Apple Watch Ultra is interesting, but
Gaining Work Freedom with Work I Don’t Want to Do
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This week I’m a bit more introspective as I reflect on an article about treating your creative work as a business. What would it take to gain freedom from writing code so that I could create more? I’m not sure I like the most obvious answer. If you want to read this become a member.
Obsidian Popout Windows
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When I’m working on a writing project I often have many notes open, alongside the main writing pane I want to be working in. Previously I’d end up with many panes open in Obsidian, which limited the workspace I wanted to see, and sometimes meant that I’d close the pane I was writing in. Now
PKM Weekly September 4 2022 – Issue 034
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