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Librarians are Superheroes
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Yes, this can be America because some Americans like fascism and only want you to have the freedom to do the things that they approve of.
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Focus on What You Want to Build, Not Who Notices
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By many metrics we live in an attention economy now, where every big company wants to monopolize every moment of our lives so that we spend that moment enthralled in whatever makes them money. They don’t care about what you want to spend your time on. In fact this attention economy is all about ensuring
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It’s just a phone and I just don’t care
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Today I found out that Apple has new iPhones because Chris wrote about it. Now I’ve looked at them and I just don’t care. My 13 Mini still serves its purpose without issue. I don’t care about Apple Intelligence and I’d rather have a mirrorless camera if I’m looking for a better camera. My wife
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Overflowing with Nothing
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Excess is one of the defining words of culture today. Excess money for some, while others struggle. Excess emails and tasks for everyone. Business owners push AI as the next saviour because tech companies have tricked us into believing that the excess that’s good for billionaire investors is also good for us. Political excess running
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The Myth of the Self-Made Success
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The introduction of Never Play it Safe ends with a story I’ve heard before from Chase Jarvis. To abbreviate it, Paul is a photographer in Africa and he gives up his living situation to pursue his dream of photography. We hear about Paul because he succeeded. His story is talked about by Jarvis as one
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Three Ways to Resist the Oligarchy of Distraction
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It’s easy to say that you want to be an author, or in better shape. Show me how you spend your time and I’ll show you what you value. For many if we looked at where you focus your attention we’d assume that the most important thing in your day is scrolling on your phone
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The Efficiency Trap – Why Productivity Rewards Suck and an Antidote
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This was the book club book for August 2025. Join the free newsletter to get all the posts that talk about it. In September we’re reading Never Play it Safe by Chase Jarvis Where most productivity books try to give you a system to get more done, Oliver Burkeman takes a different stance. You need
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Companies Don’t Change, But People Can
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The more I experience the increasingly enshittified world controlled by corporations, the less surprised I am when they find new ways to squeeze money out of both customers and creators alike. In their continual quest for profits, I’m extremely skeptical of any promises made and instead wait to see what actions companies take and then
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The Efficiency Trap and the Power of Rest
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Once you stop struggling to get on top of everything, to stay in absolute control, or to make everything perfect, you’re rewarded with time, energy and psychological freedom to accomplish the most of which anyone could be capable. –Meditations for Mortals Pg 149 When I look at much of what concerns me in a day
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Stop Renting Your Life – Own It
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I’m still thinking about ownership and simplicity so here are some tips on Emacs from others, some talk about the importance of physical ownership, and a thought from an upcoming short book on choosing a note tool. Owning tasks in Emacs I’ve been using Emacs with Org mode for a few weeks now and enjoying
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