Notes to Self
A Goal
Enough readers to pay for a Medium subscription, was the goal. Now the goal is Ghost.
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For my friends.
What’s in a column?
Writing a column for your friends; formatting letter, forming a newsletter.
Why Buttondown?
A requiem, and issue #1 of this newsletter, on Buttondown.
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New favourite apps
Play for YouTube videos, HiCoffee for caffeine tracking, and honourable mentions; Debit & Credit, Callsheet, updated Les Mills, GoodLinks.
Priority Horizons
Priority Horizons 2024
Projects, focus for family, goals to travel, visions of a house, purpose for learning.
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Panic’s ‘SLOWBIZ’ with Playdate
I’ve been inspired by this session by Cabel Sasser on his company Panic, and developing the Playdate. As everything was falling apart, this quote from his kid got me: “You’re gonna find a way to fix this. You’ve been working on this for so many years and
Films
City of Joel
The story itself is more interesting than the movie, but making this movie was a feat as a whole. The movie’s main plot focuses on local political conflict, with the subplot being the fascinating City of Joel. Kiryas Joel (Kiri-yas Joel [Yo-el], KJ) is, in short, a small town
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Some may consider The Lottery as a story that is, very old, very famous, and very stark, in both senses of the word—bare and severe. The Lottery is short, with and ending that tightens like a cobra. It’s over before you can try stop it. It is without
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Bird or owl?
Maria Konnikova is writing about ‘Moral Mornings’. I remember reading about Early Birds and Night Owls with their circadian rhythms and chronotypes in Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. As an introvert I’ve always appreciated late nights for their stillness and quiet. However, living as a working and married
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Your two favourite apps
Dan is asking about favourite apps. My two favourite apps at the moment are iA Writer, and right now I’m really enjoying Threads. iA Writer has long been a favourite app for writing anything in plain text; from blog posts to CVs, website copy, and more. It’s an
Books
The Mysteries by Bill Watterson and John Kascht
The Mysteries is a very short ‘fable for grownups’. It’s either a book about climate change and how the universe goes on without us.[1] Or a book about mysteries themselves. And how they can disappear with time, and then reappear in overwhelming waves, or creep up on us.
Notes to Self
What makes you ‘come alive’?
This is what makes me ‘come alive’: * Simplicity * Creativity * Restriction * Challenge? * Learning * Focus? * People (sometimes) * Leading? * Understanding * Consistency When the world doesn’t change too much.