Finished reading: Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke 📚
I thought this might be similar to The Hacking of the American Mind, which I really enjoyed. This was similar subject matter, but more personal and practical.
Finished reading: Addiction and Grace by Gerald G. May 📚
I only started reading Gerald May books a few years ago, but I now have read through most of them in a short time. I wish his words had been a companion to me earlier in life, but I wonder if I would have been able to fully appreciate them.
Posted on Trellis: Why I Keep Two Different Journals
From time to time, I’ve wondered if it adds a needless complexity in my life to maintain two different kinds of journals. But it’s proven to be helpful.
When I include this setup in my morning routine, it is a good start to the day. And it isn’t often enough. Often, this desk just collects clutter since it is right by my studio door.
Generally, the Affinity apps work very well for my limited needs – I only open them a few times a month. It seems like there is an update every time I open them, and their download servers are slloooowwww.
Feels like my Siri on my Apple Watch has completely given up on controlling any of the smart devices available in our Home app. How is this still not realiable?
Finished Reading: Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke 📚
I expected this would be similiar to The Hacking of the American Mind – a book I appreciated quite a lot about 5 years ago. But this one is more practical and personal, and therefore, I suppose, more helpful.
Finished reading: Star Wars: Light of the Jedi (The High Republic) by Charles Soule 📚
Just trying to get some context on The High Republic before Acolyte releases next month. There are more books in this series, but I think this is all I will read.
Anyone used a domain backorder service to secure an expiring domain?
Hoping to capture something of minor personal interest, but they all seem somewhat obtuse and shady about the process.
Why did it never occur to me before today that I could route the Eero DNS back through Pi-hole to cover our entire home? Before today I’ve been changing DNS on a per device basis.
Finished reading: The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life by Allison Fallon 📚
Some helpful ideas that reinforced why the practice of writing is helpful even if you have no intent of getting published. It’s worth a skim if the topic interests you.
In my early 30s, I would have claimed to be a Republican and an Evangelical, though I was starting to feel uncomfortable with both labels. Twenty years later, I feel no comfort with either. I’m not sure how much I moved away from those labels, or how much they moved away from me.
I had a dream last night that I was reading on a Kindle while free falling during my first ever skydive.
The start of a new year is a good time to look back at the last one.
First efficiency of 2024 is one less Backblaze subscription.
I setup Carbon Copy Cloner to copy my laptop hard drive to an external drive on my desktop Mac, where it will get backed up by that computer’s Backblaze. Why didn’t I think of this before?
For the past 5 years or so, I’ve been writing a theme statement for each year, with some corresponding goals and rhythms. Still writing a theme for 2024, but only going to do a quarter’s worth of goals and rhythms at a time. The annual goals often got adjusted, and quarters can offer more clarity.
Finished reading: The Ferryman by Justin Cronin 📚
I didn’t finish The Passage trilogy, but heard good things about this one and I’m glad I read it. Takes a long time to develop, but the story is built around a concept that is compelling to explore.
It’s been a while since I tried a longer form writing project, but starting in on one. I do most writing in Obsidian, but don’t feel like I can focus in and manage the parts well there. Used to do stuff like this in Scrivener, but it didn’t feel right when I opened it. Going with iA Writer, I think.
Been trying out an Onyx Boox Tab Ultra. It’s a great piece of hardware, and the software is very usable but still maturing. I like it, and I like using the e-ink screen a lot, but… I just can’t really see any advantages to using it for my workflows.