Reading Review 2023

This year was the second year I set myself a goal. One that was born out of a frustration that my attention being stolen from me and my concern that I needed to get it back. 2022 my goal was to watch more movies. Like most New Year’s resolutions, it failed miserably in the first few weeks. Whereas reading, that’s my thing! Making Goals Setting a goal always seems a bit strange to me.

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31 Dec 2023

Always posing

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30 Dec 2023

🔗 Is Your Inner Voice a Voice? | Psychology Today

According to some sources, as many as thirty to fifty percent of people process their thoughts with little or no inner monologue

This is fascinating. I thought everyone ‘spoke’ to themselves

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29 Dec 2023

How I Use The New Apple Journal App

Finally launching with iOS 17.2 Apple’s new journal app immediately received criticism. Whilst some of it was valid, most of this focused on features Apple did not promise. It delivered a very barebones app that gives me the impression it was for nothing more than showing off the new Journaling API. My thoughts are a lot more positive, and I thought I would run through how I use it. I have been journalling on and off for a while, but only really got serious in January 2023.

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20 Dec 2023

🔗 perfectionism is a mirage

The relentless pursuit of perfection yields diminishing returns, robbing us of progress and joy. It is far better to shed the shackles of perfectionism, embrace good enough, and forge ahead with resolve.

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20 Dec 2023

My Handwriting Can’t Keep Up

For years, I’ve been trying to figure out why my handwriting is so bad. Seriously, it’s like what you’d expect from a three-year-old. I often blame my years in higher education – anyone who’s been through it knows that, unless you really put in the effort, your handwriting just stagnates after school. Everything has to be typed up neatly before submission, making pen and paper seem redundant. I’m digressing a bit, but that’s usually my go-to explanation when, much to my dismay, someone catches a glimpse of my writing.

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20 Dec 2023

The Unremarkable Chronicles Of A Regular Life

I have tried. I have really tried to make this bloody journaling thing work. Unfortunately, I have no choice but to throw in the towel because I am genuinely stuck. If you’re relying on prompts from the new journal API to spice up your daily entries, like I am, you to might hit a snag if your life is as uneventful as mine tends to be. My mornings kick off religiously at 6am.

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19 Dec 2023

Why Not Go Straight To The Good Bit?

In today’s fast-paced world, the concept of ‘hustle culture’ and the proliferation of productivity-focused videos on platforms like YouTube have become the norm. The underlying message in this sea of content is clear: to earn more, to achieve a higher status, and ultimately, to be “successful”. This chase for success is often equated with a promise of increased happiness and a more fulfilling life. But is this relentless pursuit really the key to happiness?

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19 Dec 2023

Just One Place To Publish

For a few years I have been banging on about the indie web, webmention and Activitypub. Since moving to micro.blog in 2018, these principles at first went over my head and are now what I believe the web should be built on. These thoughts are not exclusively mine, but in the last few months, plenty of people have begun to share this belief since the downfall of Twitter. Although there have been strides to move in this direction, the abundance of new social networks have increased my desire to just post in one place.

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14 Dec 2023

The Way I Format My Posts

When I first moved to micro.blog I had this dream that I would be able to write and publish freely. By removing the worry about what to post where and how it looked should have released more posts into the world. No stress from separating what goes on my blog and what goes on social media. By publishing whatever I wanted, however I wanted, I freed myself up to do more.

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14 Dec 2023