Category: 3 Threads
The Smart Home, Dumb Trade-offs, and Tunnelling Tax
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This week the AWS issue was the last straw and had me take out my smart lights, Ryder Caroll has good advice on how to take notes that mean something in the future, and what are the costs of tunnelling tax? Like this support the content by purchasing my book or becoming a member. Goodbye
Writing, Kindness, Substack is lame
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Like this and want to keep it coming, become a member. How do we write, how do we act, how do we feel about platforms trying to own the relationship between writers and readers? Writing in Fragments Sacha shares their writing process and like many does a bit of lamenting about the lack of uninterrupted
Productivity as a Fetish
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Looking around at the productivity gurus writing about their ideal morning routine, or showing off their amazing productivity system, it’s easy to think that we’ve got it wrong. Our system doesn’t let us live the life we see captured in moments and posted on Instagram. The task manager we use doesn’t let us flow effortlessly
Don’t Rush – On Books, Late Bloomers, and Leisurely Thought
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Much of our world slips by us, a list of posts ephemerally floating past our eyes where we dip in to a flow without taking ownership of what we consume. To counteract that we can take ownership by saying no to a digital existence and instead seeing how valuable the physical is and embracing it.
Writing Tools, Boredom Wins, and Average is Okay
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While one may want to write quickly with ideas flowing from a never ending well that is revolutionary, this is not the case for anyone. This week we’ll take a short look at some tools for publishing books, why boredom matters if you want to have good thoughts, and how mediocrity is likely far better
Writing in the Age of Endless Options and Bad Advice on how to be Productive
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The abundance we live in should mean that we have time to write, read, or do whatever we want. For many though under the abundance lurks the truth that they want to be a famous author, not go through the pain and sacrifice of writing. When the rubber meets the road, doom scrolling is what
Overflowing with Nothing
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Excess is one of the defining words of culture today. Excess money for some, while others struggle. Excess emails and tasks for everyone. Business owners push AI as the next saviour because tech companies have tricked us into believing that the excess that’s good for billionaire investors is also good for us. Political excess running
Three Ways to Resist the Oligarchy of Distraction
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It’s easy to say that you want to be an author, or in better shape. Show me how you spend your time and I’ll show you what you value. For many if we looked at where you focus your attention we’d assume that the most important thing in your day is scrolling on your phone
Companies Don’t Change, But People Can
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The more I experience the increasingly enshittified world controlled by corporations, the less surprised I am when they find new ways to squeeze money out of both customers and creators alike. In their continual quest for profits, I’m extremely skeptical of any promises made and instead wait to see what actions companies take and then
Stop Renting Your Life – Own It
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I’m still thinking about ownership and simplicity so here are some tips on Emacs from others, some talk about the importance of physical ownership, and a thought from an upcoming short book on choosing a note tool. Owning tasks in Emacs I’ve been using Emacs with Org mode for a few weeks now and enjoying