Category: Links of Interest
Alternatives to Evernote
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This post on DEVONthink and Notebooks as an alternative to Evernote got me thinking again about what I do. Here is a quick rundown of what I tried. DEVONthink for iOS and macOS I tried this and there is so much to love about it. The “trial” mode felt really weird at first, but in
Paper monuments
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As I work on paper I look forward to the day I have a stack like this.
Is Social Media Worth My Time?
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In my reading recently I came across the three articles linked below all of which have me thinking about the hamster wheel that we all participate in to some extent. This is the hamster wheel of content creation. Image/brand building. Showing our life off to others in an effort to … what? I’ve been killing
Should we revamp work day to match school days?
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They at least start to ask that question well here. But then they fail by saying that we should be moving a school day to work with a work day. We should be moving a work day to align with what we have for a school day now. We work way too many hours as
The “lazy” people we have lauded in the past
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On Darwin: But at the same time, his days don’t seem very busy to us. The times we would classify as “work” consist of three 90-minute periods. If he had been a professor in a university today, he would have been denied tenure. If he’d been working in a company, he would have been fired
So Author’s and Social Media
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Hrm, need to send this one to my book coach. They tell me I must use social media to make book sales and this, from an author, contradicts that. Social media is not a way to grow your “fame”, it’s a reflection of your fame. Outside of a few outliers like Shit My Dad Says,
Tom McFarlin – is social media good
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Love many of the points here: Twitter seems to promote more negativity on all sides of a given issue. People tend to complain more, offer fewer solutions, and chastise one another more than they offer any alternative course of action. I don’t see how this can be a Good Thing. On Instagram: This results in
Chris goes Linux instead of Mac
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After 10 years with Apple I’ve finally taken a new direction and bought an Oryx Pro from System76 last week. He’s had hardware issues and is just done. I feel that same way in so many ways but have a few apps that are just so nice for macOS. Apps like Vellum and Scrivener. Maybe
Kids Unplugging from Social Media
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While I certainly have the view that “kids these days” are always plugged in to social media, it would seem that I’m not quite right. Few quotes: Isabelle, an 18-year-old student from Bedfordshire who doesn’t want to disclose her surname, turned against social media when her classmates became zombified. “Everyone switched off from conversation. It
The Art of Focus Launched
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Today is an early/extra episode of The Smart Business Show. I’m excited to announce the launch of my new book The Art of Focus. It’s free today on Amazon at: https://curtismchale.ca/recommends/the-art-of-focus We’re talking about the things I did as a rest in the midst of a book launch because resting is one of the most
