Last week on The Weekly Impulse: We Shouldnāt Need Meditation
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Over the last few years, I have had a handful of individuals tell me that humans are inherently good creatures. That without outside forces of any kind,...
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order. - Alfred North Whitehead
Happy Valentines Day, Becky! I love you dearly. Iām incredibly blessed to do life together with you. You have an amazing, infectious personality and love for God. I am honored to be your husband.
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āSometimes they accused demons of making their minds wander.ā
Definitely using this excuse in the future.
Letās get medieval, and learn from the great tools for concentration practised by the nuns and monks of the Middle Ages
Iām a terrible NFL fan. I forgot all about the Super Bowl the day of the game. Didnāt check who won until the afternoon on Monday. And only watched highlights today. Also, Iām (supposedly) a Chiefs fan. š
In 2015, I read two books. Now Iām reading a book every two weeks. Hereās my side of the story behind Bookworm and how my view of books has changed in the last four years.
Ah! Now where did my quill go again? It appears this page is missing, too. Maybe try looking through the homepage again?
Hereās a trip down memory lane.
Old CSS, new CSS - fuzzy notepad
I first got into web design/development in the late 90s, and only as I type this sentence do I realize how long ago that was. And boy, it was horrendous....
If youāre still on the fence about whether or not the new Fantastical subscription is worth it, check out @MacSparkyās Fantastical Field Guide. Itās free and gives you the chance to see everything in action before you commit.
David Sparks has done it again. And this time itās FREE! He has a new Field Guide on Fantastical. I canāt say Iāve see a video course on Fantastical anywhere...
I have been watching a number of @curtismchaleās videos lately. And one of his latest on book notes struck a chord with me. Iām coming back to analog book notes.
Since starting Bookworm I have been taking notes on my books in a variety of ways. I started off keeping independent text files for each book. Then I started...
Fountain pen goals right here. A few of these are overlaps in different colors, but I have one version of the Pilot, Lamy, and TWSBI pens. Does that mean I have a problem? š¤ - šø: @tinajan
Curtis McHale Has Me Reconsidering How I Take Book Notes
Since starting Bookworm I have been taking notes on my books in a variety of ways. I started off keeping independent text files for each book. Then I started doing the same, but in Drafts. Then I had a short stint when I wrote them in a physical notebook. But then I came back to Drafts.
Last week on The Weekly Impulse: Reviewing My Suggested TextExpander Snippets
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A little over a month ago I realized how heavily I rely on TextExpander. It helps me fill in forms, enter todayās date, reply to an email,...
The Sweet Setup has a new course on mind mapping! Maybe now is the time to bring it into my workflows.
My good friend Mike Schmitz just released a new course on mind mapping over on The Sweet Setup today. Iāve watched Mike pour over the details of these course...
Extreme busyness, whether at school or college, kirk or market, is a symptom of deficient vitality. - Robert Louis Stevenson
A New Course on Mind Mapping From The Sweet Setup
My good friend Mike Schmitz just released a new course on mind mapping over on The Sweet Setup today. I've watched Mike pour over the details of these courses before and know the depth he goes to make sure it is high quality and packed with information. Combine that with the passion of The Sweet Setup team and a 20% off launch price and you can't go wrong here. Check out the new course here!
This is starting to get a bit scary. Think about what would happen if you accidentally autofilled your email password in a username field.
When you visit any website, its owner will know where you click, what you type, and how you move your mouse. Thatās how websites work: In order to perform actions...
I used to check in on the App Store daily to see the new articles. But since Apple Arcade came out, itās mostly games anymore. Now I only open the App Store to update apps. Sorry, app developers.
I highly recommend developing this habit if youāre a @draftsapp fan and want to take control of your phone.
The āPre-Launch Draftsā Habit
I keep my iPhone home screen empty. This is a commitment that is either a fad or a convergence of technology writers wanting better control over their handhe...
Iāve been hanging out on IRC lately. Outside of the normal developer channels, any recommendations for where to go?
Iāve seen some of these unknown-brand deals with cheap phones in the past. But it never occurred to me that thereās a reason theyāre cheap.
āBuying a smart phone on the cheap? Privacy might be the price you have to payā
Iām looking to add microblog and webmention support to a Wordpress site. Any plugin recommendations for doing so? Iād rather not build it as it looks like I need a Custom Post Type.
I failed as fast as you can fail. š¤·š»āāļø
Game: Can You Defeat the Privacy Chicken? - The New York Times
Itās easy to win. Just give up all your personal information. Or are you chicken?
We have a double 5.0 on @bookwormfm this week! I would highly recommend this one to anyone wanting to improve their gatherings.
Today's author argues that the lackluster and unproductive gatherings in our lives don't have to be that way. Join Joe & Mike as they consider how to bring a more...
86: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker ā Bookworm
Today's author argues that the lackluster and unproductive gatherings in our lives don't have to be that way. Join Joe & Mike as they consider how to bring a more...
I have been working my way off of Googleās services for almost two years now. Hereās what Iām using instead.
For a couple of years now, I have been weaning myself off of Googleās services. I am simply tired of volunteering my information for their algorithms and see...
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