If an experiment with the #bulletjournal was to be conducted, how long would it need to last? One month enough? Three?
"Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work." - Stephen King
"Essential Minimalist Living: The 3 Things You Really Need" via @joshua_becker
We don’t have to keep up with the minimalist Jones’s to participate in this way of living. There are however, a few things I found essential to my minimalist journey.
"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." - @annelamott
Tomorrow morning my email newsletter (The Weekly Impulse) relaunches with an original article. If you're not on the list, you can join here:
New colors, new homepage, new logo, and a new article. 🤗
Never clutter your desktop. But if it does happen by accident, this is how to fix it automagically.
"How to Automatically Clean Up Your Desktop With Hazel" by @RosemaryOrchard
It's easy to save things to your desktop on macOS for convenient access to files later, but it also clutters up your desktop. Luckily, Hazel can you declutter your desktop...
"Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them." - Alfred North Whitehead
I'm relaunching my blog! And what better metaphor to use than a fountain pen?
Re-Inking The Pen
It’s a bittersweet moment to see a fountain pen begin skipping on the page. On the one hand, frustration takes over. The half-written words will need to be re-written and you’ll have to bring yourself back into the flow of writing. But on the other hand, it creates an opportunity to choose a different ink and rediscover the pen in a small way. Which means your love for the pen may deepen.
"The New Wilderness" via Idle Words
The need to regulate online privacy is a truth so universally acknowledged that even Facebook and Google have joined the chorus of voices crying for change.
For @bookwormfm Premium members, I'm starting to record 15-20 minute overviews of my gap books and posting them to the club. 👍
How did I not know most of these? 🤦
"5 Critical Knife Skills for the Outdoorsman" by @artofmanliness
Many knife skills are important, and many overlap each other. The skills in this list are the ones I believe to have the most direct effect in an emergency.
Local folks: I'd love to see you here. Be sure to say hi to the sound guy if you come! https://twitter.com/JustUs_Band/status/1149064868206657538
This is @joebuhlig’s latest gap book. Hopefully it will encourage him to be a bit more tolerable around others. But no promises.
It was this same interview that led me to pull out my old writing notebook. 🖋️📓
"Writing with Pen and Paper" by @cheribaker
It's fun to write fiction by hand. And there are unexpected benefits too.
I've been using @brave for a couple months now and really enjoying it. So far, I'd highly recommend it.
"Testing out Brave with 1Password X" by @1Password
Brave is enjoying some time in the spotlight. To see what all the fuss is about, I’ve been giving Brave a spin.
I'll be finishing up Make Time by @jakek and @jazer later today for our next @bookwormfm recording. If you want a ton of tactics for getting the right things done in a focused way, definitely pick this one up.
Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day [Knapp, Jake, Zeratsky, John] on Amazon.com. FREE shipping on qualifying offers. Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every...
This is easily my favorite pen. The @twsbi Diamond 580. I've put a lot of ink through this gem. (fine nib with Noodlers black)
Interesting. @gtdguy released his hand-drawn images for what he thinks the best GTD software would be. Spoiler: it doesn't exist yet.
David Allen on the best software app for the Getting Things Done methodology, with downloadable screen drawings of his vision for the ultimate GTD app.
I love reading these and they're always inspiring. But I still can't bring myself to try it.
"One Month Without a Smartphone" by @_isaacmsmith
The Power of a Focused Life by Shawn Blanc — Living without regret in the age of distraction.
It's really important to understand the sync/async piece of this discussion. Otherwise, the tools don't matter.
"The Pyramid of Remote Team Communication Tools" by @doist
https://buff.ly/2UQ6xTb
A little over three years ago, @BobbleheadJoe and I decided to make @bookwormfm together. Now, we’re over 70 episodes/books and learning more than ever. Thanks for helping us keep this thing going! 📚
Sometimes people hear me share my concerns about how Google does things and then promptly ask how I do search. It's simple: @DuckDuckGo
I appreciate their interest in protecting privacy and wholeheartedly recommend them.
