Simpletivity – Why Not Todoist
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I particularly liked his arguments about adding friction to defering tasks around the 5:00 mark. This is why I use time blocking and all tasks must go on a calendar to get done. It’s far to easy to commit to something for Future Curtis, that Current Curtis knows he doesn’t have time for. Future Curtis
Do We Need More Male Employment or a Mindset Shift?
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[Derek Thompson floats the theory that the low rates of male employment is due to the huge decline in construction and manufacturing jobs](https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/06/the-missing-men/488858/). At the same time we see a rise in traditionally female jobs like health care aide, medical secretary… He says that the US may need a huge construction project to get these
A reason not to purchase smart appliances
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While [Cory Doctrow’s Unauthorized Bread](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/), is fiction it’s not far off what companies want if we let them. John Deer already does this by bricking their tractors, and while Apple is doing a bit better with their repair programs lately…they still don’t want anyone else touching their toys. Add to this the almost [weekly security
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
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I don’t often talk about the fiction books that I read, but this was too good to pass up. There are some minor spoilers ahead, so be warned. In Pet a young teenage girl named Jam manages to conjure an “angel” out of a painting her mother made. The angel is here to hunt a
Divorce and the Dream Job – Friday Notes 121
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We’re all looking for our “dream job”. That job where we get to do interesting work that people see value in. One where we can throw ourselves deep into the work and enjoy the challenge that it presents us daily. One where we find a state of flow during challenges. Many of us are searching
David Sparks on Task Lists and Calendars
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[David Sparks has a great post on the relationship between task managers and calendars](https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2020/10/the-relationship-between-task-lists-and-calendars). I’ve fallen into the same groove. Things 3 is handling my tasks, and I time block on my calendar at the end of every week. Then I check in each day to see what was planned and to make sure that
5 Signs You Need To Start Wearing Glasses
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You may need to start wearing glasses at any stage in your life. Whether you need them for driving, reading the [latest books](https://curtismchale.ca/2020/08/07/why-i-m-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race-by-reni-eddo-lodge), or browsing the web, glasses can make your day-to-day life easier. In fact, [more than six in ten people wear glasses or contacts](https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2013/38/more-than-6-in-10-people-wear-glasses-or-contact-lenses) in the US alone. Thankfully, getting glasses has never
What Made Drafts Work for Me
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While I’ve used [Drafts](https://getdrafts.com) in the past, I just didn’t fit my head properly. Something about workspaces instead of files and folders always seemed like a stumbling block. One of the big reasons this sucked is that there were a few crucial automations that I loved in Drafts. My most used one was to get
Reclaimed by Andy Steiger
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After I read The God Delusion, I had more than one atheist reach out to me asking if I had books on faith that would be compelling. They felt that I had treated the material in the book fairly and wanted to do the same thing. Then my wife told me an old friend had
Scope Creep by Stealth – Friday Notes 120
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One insidious way that your time and attention gets stolen is scope creep by stealth. It starts with agreeing to a call to talk about something you’re interested in. Then they ask for a headshot and bio from you since they’ll be publishing the talk. Next they want to have a pre-call, which is likely
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