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    There’s Nothing Quite Like Twitter

    I know what you’re thinking, yet another put down post for my pet hate social media site, but no. There’s some praise this time, kind of. The truth is, there is nowhere else that’s quite like Twitter. I can muse all I …

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    The Benefits Of The Max Club

    Josh Ginter shared some thoughts on returning to Plus Club: The Pro Max’s larger, more comfortable keyboard means I can bang out responses a little quicker and hone in some of my more focused Mac-time to truly productive …

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    Trying to sum up my thoughts on Readwise Reader

    I’ve tried several times to articulate my feelings on Readwise Reader, but failed every time. Sometimes frustratingly so because I think a lot of my problems relate to things I feel when using it. Don’t get me wrong it …

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    There Will Always Be More Work

    Like most people I know, I am constantly worried about getting through my task list. At times in the last couple of years I’ve been absolutely buried with no way out. I’m always desperate for ways to maximise my time …

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    Advances In AI And Blogging

    There appears to be a collective belief that the world of blogging is changing. It is true that we are living in an era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) that is transforming the way content is produced. I’m just not …

  • Essay 6 min read

    Journaling And Me

    There are not many things that improve my life straight away any more. Meditation did exactly that around 6 years ago, and now journaling is doing the same thing. You read that right, me, journaling. After all my …

  • Essay 1 min read

    Drinking Has A Weird Place In Society

    Derek Kedziora writing about giving up alcohol a few months also. I was never a daily drinker, but I was always had one beer too many at parties and heavily relied on a bit of alcohol for confidence and getting through …

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    There are too many iPhones

    For at least a couple of years, I’ve had an iPhone problem. Well, it’s not Apple’s fault, it’s mine, so I guess it’s more of a me problem. With iPhones. The problem is (that is my issue, not Apples) that there are too …

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    We Have A New Twitter

    Luke Harris on his blog, writing about social media as a whole: I’m on Mastodon, but I’m bored with what I call “the timeline era”. Scanning an unending stream of disconnected posts for topics of interest is no longer …

  • Essay 3 min read

    Thinking About ‘Important’ Things

    I give myself a hard time about the things I do and getting the most out of my short time in this mortal coil. I obsess over things like social media usage, writing practices and lots more I don’t write about. It does …