Category: Member Posts
Worthwhile Reading from 2022
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This week I look back at a few of the books that have been worth reading in 2022. To get these posts become a member. Members get my courses included..
Building a Second Brain Gives You Permission to Fall Into Collector’s Fallacy
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This is usually a member’s only post. Become a member to get research notes and courses. When I started writing this I had not finished Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte. I was originally optimistic that he’d deal with the items I thought were missing, but that didn’t happen. Unfortunately, this book follows the…
Know the Problems You’re Best at Solving
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One of the things I’m not great at is speed as a developer. The few times I’ve worked for WordPress agencies that is something I’ve been told, I’m too slow and don’t jump between projects fast enough. The first time I heard this I was very down on myself thinking that I was a bad…
Meritocracy is a Sham and Failure
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Today we look at what a terrible idea meritocracy is. It sounds good to rise as far as you can with your skills, but in reality it’s simply built another entitled class system that is destroying the world around us. To read my weekly research notes and get all my courses become a member..
Physical Things Are Slow, Which Is Exactly What We Need
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This week I think about the benefits of being slow. We rush far too much. We try to get too much “stuff” done, very little of it matters and it should take a seat to living a slower life. If you want to read all my member posts become a member. Members get my courses..
Social Media is So Tiring and Accomplishes Nothing
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This is normally a members only post based on my research and reading. If you want to make sure you get all of them, become a member. Members get all my courses. I have two friends recently that have taken a break from social media. My friend Chris took a break because social media is…
Making my Phone Less Attractive
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This week I wrestle with attending the porcelain throne with my phone in tow and the distraction from personal interaction that the phone provides in general. The truth is, I rarely do anything productive on my phone. It is simply a barrier to interaction with those around me. If you want to read the whole…
Is iPadOS 16 the Long Awaited Saviour of the iPad?
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With iPadOS 16 getting proper external monitor support and Stage Manager, I want a larger desktop iPad and it feels like we’ve taken a decisive step towards this fabled desktop machine. For the last 6 months, I’ve looked at my iPad with longing. I’m longing for it because I want to use it, but I…
The Value of Reading Fiction
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Today’s member post looks at the impact fiction can have on your life. I think that many people who “don’t read fiction because I get no value from it” are merely performing for others to look smart. They’re missing so much good. To read the whole post become a member. Members get my courses too..
Reading Shouldn’t be a Performance for Others
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How often are you committing your current actions to a mental model of yourself that no longer fits? Are your current actions more about a performance for others to see than what you want? Today I think about how reading lots of books in a year feels like that to me. To read the whole…