Friday Notes 084 – December 20 2019
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Hey, this is the last you’re going to hear from me in 2019 because I’m taking 2 weeks off. I’ve always figured that if I built a business that couldn’t do without me for a bit then it wasn’t one that I really wanted to be in. I’ll still be reading feeds, and maybe posting…
Homework Prepping Kids for Working Late Is Stupid
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Jamie Todd Rubin wrote an interesting piece about too much homework for his kid in 5th grade. He figures 50 minutes (10 minutes per grade level) is okay, but even there I disagree. How many studies have we seen (heck Alex Pang wrote Rest all about this and Shorter too) that say over 50 hours…
Matthew on Action vs Motion
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Matthew on action versus motion as he reads Atomic Habits (my review of Atomic Habits here). Outlining a handful of articles I want to write is motion but writing a single piece is an action. Actions are steps towards a defined outcome. Not only did I find this insightful for building habits but also how…
Jason on Desktop First Mobile Computing
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Jason wrote well about the ideal setup we’ve been craving in so many ways. He is aiming at the PinePhone which looks interesting. I’ve gone the iPad Pro route. When I’m at my desk I drop my iPad in the dock and I’m connected to a 4K monitor and a wireless keyboard and I have…
So – Link in Bio?
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Anil Dash on “link in bio” If anyone on Instagram can just link to any old store on the web, how can Instagram — meaning Facebook, Instagram’s increasingly-overbearing owner — tightly control commerce on its platform? If Instagram users could post links willy-nilly, they might even be able to connect directly to their users, getting…
What’s New in Things 3.11 for iPadOS and iOS
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One of my favourite features in Things 3 is the Quick Find box that’s available by typing literally anywhere in the app. I use it almost every time I’m in Things to find the tasks or projects I’m looking for. Well Cultured Code has updated the Quick Find box with some more power features. Watch…
Budget Noise-Cancelling Wireless Headphones: Plantronics Backbeat Pro
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Noise cancelling headphones are a thing, a great thing. While there are many expensive options, I don’t have that kind of money to get headphones right now so I had to look at less expensive options. Enter the Plantronics Backbeats Pro, which I got at my local Best Buy one evening about 6 months ago.…
Airtable and Shortcuts with Chris
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Started working with Airtable this morning to build a chore tracking sheet for kids. Of course Chris Lawley has a good video for an introduction to Shortcuts and Airtable.
Friday Notes 083 – December 13 2019
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This week was full of Christmas stuff, including a 1am wake up to rescue a fallen tree and the ornaments that took a plunge. Surprisingly, only three were broken and they’re all fixable. Also, my 5-year-old decided to get up 6 times between 1-5 when I got out of bed. Yes the next day was…
The Messy Desk Busyness Number
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My desk and workbench also show how busy I am. What I noticed about my desk, was that it was like the overcast clouds that had rolled in: much of it seemed to be covered, and in disarray. I tend to turn to the desk to my left to write things down, open books, read…
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