Use Homebrew to Set Your Mac Up Faster
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One of the things that’s great about working on an iPad is that all my apps are saved in an iCloud backup. Setting it up again is a fairly painless process, which is not the same with macOS. Casey Liss showed off a way to make setting up a new macOS install easier with Homebrew.…
Friday Notes 074 – October 11 2019
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It’s turned cold around here, even had frost on the ground Thursday morning. Of course, give it a few weeks and I’ll see 15C and rain…for most of the rest of the year until summer decides to come. The continual ran was the hardest part of moving here from Ontario, where it isn’t grey for…
Is OmniFocus an iPadOS Power Tool?
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There are many times in my 10 year productivity journey that I’ve used OmniFocus as my main task manager. Back in 2013 I wrote a long post about how I use OmniFocus to get work done, but even before that I shared some speed tips to use OmniFocus from the keyboard. And that’s not even…
Adults Don’t Know What They’re Talking About
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Remembering the crazy predictions about a Rage Against the Machine concert, the author comes to a realization. It was the first time in my life I realized adults don’t know what they’re talking about. It was an important night. This is similar to a question I ask myself often, what do I believe now that…
What Does Time Well Spent Mean to You?
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From Anne-Laure Le Cunff: Define what “time well spent” means to you: sit down, and think about what really makes you happy and gets you in the flow, without overthinking about how feasible the final outcome would be. Just think of your output and how it makes you feel to work on producing it. Maybe…
Metaphorically Feeling Punched
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From Justin Jackson: I’m fortunate that I had people in my life who noticed I was in a negative tailspin and gently nudged me to take action. I’ve been wondering what’s up with myself lately (more on that in a future article). With that sentence above…I wonder if I have the answer. Am I harbouring…
Friday Notes 073 – October 4 2019
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This week I finished Company of One by Paul Jarvis and I very much enjoyed the book, watch for a review of that coming in the next week or so. Outside of that, I’ve been thinking about doing more of what makes me happy. Sometimes that’s client work, but sometimes it’s not. Yesterday what was…
We Might Actually Desire Slowness
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From Rainesford Stauffer in NY Times: The idea that young people like me are always on the go, always in transition and always on masks that we might actually desire slowness, want to relish an experience, or enjoy taking a moment to feel comfortable and human instead of curated and optimized. I read this article…
Running and Mental Health
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Powerful video with three women talking about how running has helped them with mental health. They’re going to talk about childhood trauma, body image issues and eating disorders. If that’s going to bother you, maybe don’t watch. I particularly enjoyed the idea of substituting your bad addicitions for something good. That’s what James Clear talked…
Friday Notes 077 – November 1 2019
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Yet another week of school is happening that isn’t a full week. Today my kids are home and in theory I’m still getting work done, but with noise cancelling headphones on because kids make a lot of noise. Seriously, I think that Starbucks is a quieter place to work than a house full of kids.…
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