30 Aug 2017
Read more...It’s hard to find anything to say about life without immersing yourself in the world, but it’s also just about impossible to figure out what it might be, or how best to say it, without getting the hell out of it again.
18 Aug 2017
Solid points from Austin Kleon, as always. This time on handwriting and drawing as learning methods.
Read more...16 Aug 2017
Interesting points in this article about how companies like Google need to spend time building buy-in and selling the "why" of diversity and inclusivity initiatives, so those who feel threatened by them don't end up boiling over and exploding in frustration.
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10 Aug 2017
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Read more...Things 3
9 Aug 2017
I'm kind of amazed Things 3 is actually in the world. It was in beta for so long I'd given up on it ever being released. But now that it's here I've tried it out of curiosity and been happy to find it's the best fit for the way I manage tasks. I've been using Things 3 for a couple of months now, and I'm really enjoying it.
I don't want to do a full explainer about how Things works, but just in case you're not familiar with it, here's the basic idea: tasks can have start (yay!) and due dates, tags, checklists, and notes. You can organise tasks into projects, which can have dates, tags, and notes of their own, and can be completed. You can also put tasks and/or projects inside areas, which don't have their own dates or notes (though they can have tags). They're more basic collecting areas for related projects and tasks.
Read more...4 Aug 2017
Yesterday we launched one of Exist's biggest new features to date: custom tracking! Nice write-up about it from Brett Terpstra.
Read more...2 Aug 2017
Some cool features for working with long-form Markdown in this update:
Long-form writing with Marked 2, plus 2.5.11 teaser!
Read more...24 Jul 2017
"I didn’t particularly like sewing, but I liked what you could do with it." Like Austin Kleon, I, too, feel this way about writing.
Read more...24 Jul 2017
Today is Josh Sharp's birthday. He's a fun guy who helps me make cool stuff like Exist, Larder, and Changemap. I'm lucky to spend time with him every day.
Read more...22 Jul 2017
Details on the next big feature we're working on for Exist, and how we're using it during beta testing: Introducing custom tracking (and how we're using it)
Read more...The gender-gap exists in freelance pay, too
17 Jul 2017
[This survey of freelancers][1] shows there's a gender gap in earnings, even for independent contractors. I'm guessing this data is all U.S.-based, but no doubt the stats are similar in other Western countries. [This blog post about the survey's results][2] points out that the gap may be partly due to earnings being based on previously-held full-time roles, where we know there's a gender-based pay gap.
Read more...Minorities helping minorities doesn't work
17 Jul 2017
[Ugh][1]:
Read more...For female and non-White executives, the more they valued diversity, the worse they were rated for performance and competence. And the non-White leaders who received very high performance ratings (higher even than the White majority) showed the least interest in diversity.
17 Jul 2017
[Want to be an artist? Watch Groundhog Day.][1]
Read more...The creative journey is not one in which at the end you wake up in some mythical, happy, foreign land. The creative journey is one in which you wake up every day, like Phil, with more work to do.
Monthly Review: May 2017
16 Jul 2017
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16 Jul 2017
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2 May 2017
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10 Apr 2017
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