The Gemino Curse of my Book List
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> There is a scene in one of the Harry Potter films where Harry and his friends end up in a treasure vault which has been boobie-trapped with a “Gemino Curse,” a variant of the Doubling Charm. Each thing touched, instantly doubles. Touch those things and they double. This continues without end. I have sympathy…
WordPress is so noisy
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> Like I said in my original post, WordPress and other platforms always made me feel like they wanted me to use them to do so much more than blogging. “Hey, want to install Jetpack!” “Hey, there are 16,000 plugins you might like, and 4 of them have updates you should install now!” “Do you…
How to think about iPad Multitasking
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So the whole video is decent, but pay close attention to how Chris thinks about which apps are accessible at around the 5:00 mark. If we did more of this on all our computing devices, we would have far less distraction in our lives.
Nice video on Energy Management
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This was a good video on energy management. While I do like [timeblocking](https://curtismchale.ca/skilltime) I also recognize that it’s important to take big breaks. I have often called this [the mullet method](https://curtismchale.ca/2017/11/28/mullet-method-deep-work/). In short, I work hard from around 6 – 9 then I take a 3 hour break. In the afternoon I work from 12…
Evidently I’m a Productivity YouTuber
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Was a pleasant surprise to wake up and see myself linked in a YouTuber to follow list. I follow most of these channels as well so I’ll put my voice behind the recommendations.
Feeding my Research Habits with DEVONthink and Craft
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Today we’re going to take a look at how I get research into [my Zettelkasten system](https://curtismchale.ca/2020/07/27/getting-started-with-zettelkasten). Specifically, what types of inputs do I prioritize for which types of information. Yes, I look at different resources for programming, researching sports watches or for general knowledge. First, the two tools I use are [DEVONthink](https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink) to hold all…
The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole
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The Skin We’re in by Desmond Cole was one of my Christmas presents from my wife. Armed with a picture of a book, she went out and purchased it for me. Armed with some free time during Christmas holiday’s I had the privilege of embarking on a hard look in the mirror at the racism…
Changes – Friday Notes 135
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A few of you may have noticed that I’ve talked about leading a small team on Twitter. That’s because I was offered and took a job at [Markentum](https://www.growmarkentum.com). I’m now their Director of Web Development. This means, almost nothing to you because you don’t care. You’ve got your own stuff to worry about. I’ll just…
Obsidian “to read” Dashboard
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A recent version of [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) brought us a great new `query` parameter. Today I’ll show you how you can use it to build a dashboard to track the books that you want to read.
What’s new in Craft 1.2.6
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Today we’ll take a look at the new features in Craft 1.2.6 which updated over the weekend. [Download Craft Notes](https://www.craft.do).
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