Category: Links of Interest
Single Stand YouTube Studio for Under $350
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Today I’m going to show off my single stand YouTube studio. The setup, minus the camera, comes in at just over $300USD and it would be perfectly suitable to grab a [tripod phone mount](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VXJMMQ3/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) and use that instead of my [Canon 90D](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B083QQG8Y8/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20). – $20.99 [Neewer Light Stand](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K69A0QY/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – $149.99 [Neewer Rollable 30X53 LED Panel](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R5TKVSC/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) –…
Unsurprisingly Deleting Facebook Is Good for You
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So deactivating Facebook is good for you. I don’t actually remember how long it’s been since I deleted my Facebook account, but it’s been a while. It’s been long enough that I don’t even remember if I missed it or not. A side benefit long term is that the messaging system that PAC (Parent council…
Interrupted Double Haul
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Join me today for a haul video, that gets interrupted by 2 kids that tell you their favourite books currently. – [Wool](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1476735115/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) and [Dust](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CYNGPTG/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – [Always Looking Up](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CYNGPTG/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – [How Pleasure Works](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CYNGPTG/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – [Superhuman](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1501168711/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – [Farsighted](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1501168711/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – [Loonshots](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1250185963/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – [Grit](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1250185963/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – [A Brief History of Misogyny ](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1250185963/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – [Scratch](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1501134574/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – [Careless People](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1501134574/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) – [Dirt: The…
Mid February Book Haul
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The pile of books to be filed for the month got out of hand so here is a mid month update on the books that have come into the house. ## Books – [The Girls with No Names](https://amzn.to/325aQdP) – [Expanse Book Set](https://amzn.to/2HCRjYS), [Book 4](https://amzn.to/2HCiy5y), [Book 7](https://amzn.to/325ETC5) – [48 Laws of Power](https://amzn.to/2SWbupJ) – [1000 Books to…
Jan 2020 Book Haul, TBR, and Reading Recap
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We’re going to be covering the books I’m reading going forward. While I get way more traffic for App Reviews, and iPad gear reviews, I think that is the least useful content for most people. They’d be much better served with a bit more knowledge about wider topics than apps and gear. ## January Reading…
Second Tome Around Book Tag!
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We’re doing the Tome Again Booktube tag. No one tagged me, I just wanted to talk about it. 1. do you buy second hand books? 2. What is/was your latest purchase? 3. What condition do you find acceptable? ie, tatty or not tatty etc? 4. After you have read said book, do you keep it…
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…
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…
Using Your Phone Means You’re Not Taking a Break
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[Interesting story about how using your phone during a break means you’re not taking a break](https://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2019/08/your-brain-doesnt-recharge-if-you-use-your-phone-break/159330/). > The participants who took phone breaks experienced the highest levels of mental depletion and were among the least capable of solving the puzzles afterwards. Their post-break efficiency and quickness was comparable to those with no break. Their number…
Don’t Just Focus on Profit Margin
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[Justin Jackson wrote a good post centreing around profit margin](https://justinjackson.ca/margin) but I think he missed, or only barely grazed another type of margin that is key to having a good business. Plan old margin with your time. Yes some of the time space/margin/slack comes because you have a profitable business with good margin. That means…
