Matt takes a long term look at the price of oil
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My point here is not to prove that inflation isn’t a thing or that I’m an expert on the oil markets, my point is simply to point out that we should all be careful with how we interpret the data put in front of us. Matt brings up a good point about how we look…
Obsidian Incremental Writing Plugin
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Today we’re going to look at the Incremental Writing plugin for Obsidian. At first, I had no idea why it was named as it was because it’s more a spaced repetition plugin than a writing one. Evidently, Incremental Writing is the act of cycling through your notes and doing a bit of work on them…
Time Off by John Fitch and Max Frenzel
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Many of us would love to have more time off for ourselves, at least we say that’s what we’d like. The truth is a bit more complex than that, in that produce far more than generations past, but get paid less for it and work longer hours. Part of this is addressed in Time Off…
Obsidian Workflow Tips for Making Connections
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Today we’re going to look at a lesson from my Obsidian course where I show you some of the workflows I use to make connections with notes. You can get all the lessons by becoming a member or by purchasing the course below.
Just Like Greg I love Focus Mode
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Greg showed off his focus modes an I agree that while they’re a bit confusing to set up they’re excellent. I’m almost always in a focus mode that only lets my wife and daughter get through. Sure I want to message with friends about bikes and stuff, just not during my workday or in the…
Developing Book Ideas in Obsidian
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Today we’re going to look at fleshing out a big research project I’ve been toying with for a few years. We’ll look at some Obsidian plugins, how I search DEVONthink for more content I may have captured at different times and Shortform to evaluate resources that may fit with the project. Shortform is a sponsor…
We’re Suckers for Purported Features
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How many times have I purchased tech on the promise of it helping me do something that I’ve never even thought about doing. – Greg Morris My last phone was an SE2 which got upgraded after 1 year, but only because my daughter was getting a phone and we didn’t want to purchase her a…
When We Embrace Boredom We Embrace Thinking Time
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A recent post from Jamie got me thinking about our relationship to boredom and good deep thinking and progress on hard problems in our lives. I’ll start by highlighting a pertinent paragraph he writes as he wrestles with the choice to always have an audiobook around. The walk got me thinking: there are probably a…
Four Thousand Weeks – Time Management for Mortals
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Did you know that you have about 4000 weeks to live from beginning to end? Thinking of it like that reminds me of the life calendar which is a sobering look at how little time you have to hang out with those that you love. While this book is designed to help pull you up…
2 Ways to Restrict Access to a WP Engine Staging Site
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While I develop locally, I also need to show off new work to clients before it gets approved and pushed to a live site and that means I need a staging site that is accessible on the web to my clients. That site is also accessible to everyone else that is using the web, which…
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