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Winter Wonderland
Just a few , too busy to take many shots though
Authorship And The Web
Don’t worry, this isn’t the usual post about AI and it stealing everyone’s content. That’s true, of course, but this post is a bit different — although still AI-adjacent.
As is customary around this time of year, I start to think about my goals for the following
YouTube: Information vs Entertainment
On a recent Vergecast, Nilay and David were chatting about the very real idea that the current state of streaming services is just cable TV all over again. Of course, they are correct, but they also kept coming back to the idea that the only services that make a serious
A Fresh Sheet
The best feeling in my online life is when I have inspiration for a post and I open a fresh sheet in Ulysses. Just then, right before I start typing my garbled English onto the sheet and ruin the whole thing, that is an electric feeling that anything could happen.
Babysitting Yourself
After more than 40 years (yes, I am old) I am well aware of needing massive barriers in the way of my bad habits. I have very little self-control when it comes to dopamine boosting things, and my phone is the worst.
I realise how pathetic that is. Over the
Don’t Forget Too Quickly
There’s an old adage: today’s news is tomorrow’s chip paper. For anyone outside the UK, it essentially means that news—and the attention it garners—moves on fast. Nowhere is this truer than when it comes to products, influencers, and technology. That said, some topics tend to
See Into Sam Altman’s Soul
There is nothing I enjoy more than an insightful discussion on notebooks, and hearing Sam Altman on the How I Write Podcast was a fascinating listen. I made a few notes whilst walking the dog this morning, but before I got a chance to go over them, this excellent rebuttal
Brokenness Is Awesome
Cory Dransfeldt loving the fact that Social media's broken:
> Find your space and don't feel obligated to participate in any of it.
Like Cory, I have my website (I check in on the social bits of micro.blog sometimes although I wish I could turn
The Importance Of Dopamine
Ali Abdaal in the video How To Reset Your Dopamine:
> nudging your balance away from instant gratification things that just let you experience joy and reward in the present moment more towards slower things that actually can help improve your life in the long term
Not only is the