One of the gifts that comes with getting older is seeing people show up, time and again, and surprise you. Yes, we’re in a highly divisive world. There’s so much bad going on, it feels so depressing and uncertain at times. I’ve recently been going through The
Though I just waxed on about the value of writing, I also love speaking. When an idea gets into my mind, when I’ve had time to stew on it and consider some of the angles, I love nothing more than to talk on that topic and share it with
superwhisper has been making the rounds recently as an app for writing with your voice. It, along with OpenAI, seems to eschew the idea that a word should begin capitalized. Nevertheless, I’ve been thinking about this app a lot lately. It claims to take your voice and turn it
As of iOS 18.3, T-Mobile subscribers with a compatible iPhone and Starlink beta access are able to connect to Starlink satellites, reports Bloomberg. Last Summer I got to test Apple’s satellite texting feature, bundled through Globalstar. It was magical. In southern Idaho, far from any cell towers,
Being locked out of the App Store and Play Store, on the other hand, is a slow squeeze. The first thing that comes to mind, obviously, is no new users. No growth. I was never particularly tempted to use TikTok. Something about the nature of videos rushing by just isn’
I’ve always hated phone cases and swapping the one I’m using almost weekly is annoying, I’m never able to get on with any. Most people I know have a case on their phone. I’m definitely in the minority here walking around without one. I’ve eschewed
Since a young age I’ve tried many different things. I’ve experimented, pivoted, tested, and pushed my way through a variety of skills, tasks, and learnings. Throughout that time I’ve failed time and again. Projects fell apart, my technical abilities came short of the mark, and endeavors I
If you’ve ever worked on software design, from mobile consumer apps to b2b saas apps, to web design, to just about anything that will touch code, you’ve likely encountered or been told about design systems. There’s a million articles on this topic, courses, classes, and an overwhelming
A ton of energy thrown into a project on day one, pushing ourselves to the absolute limit, means you’ll be exhausted the next day, likely putz around and procrastinate, and not be able to reach the highs of the day before. Over the last month I’ve been writing
As a followup on being tired, I love a point that Greg makes in Effortless, where he talks about making the most challenging task on your plate the easiest. Imagine you have a large, unclear task, that you’ve been staring down the barrel of for days. People are counting
We reach a point of exhaustion. We keep pushing against all the forces that want to hold us down. Our outlays of energy in times past haven’t paid off the way we’d hoped, and we’re still here. When that happens, when we feel empty and unable to
The same thing, sadly, happens with charities. People generally don’t want to admit to selfishness, but I will. When I give money to a charitable cause, I always look for the checkboxes to opt out of being contacted by them in the future. When it happens anyway, I get