2024: By the Numbers
Published Dec 31, 2024
What the barrage of end-of-year stats can say about how my year went.
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Wicked: Part Two, Presumably
Published Dec 20, 2024Wild speculation about what might happen in the sequel.
You deserve fresh bread
Published Sep 16, 2024Ditch the sliced loaf and embrace simple, honest food.
31: Older, Better, Faster, Stronger
Published Jul 26, 2024Reflecting on another lap around the Sun
Let's get small
Published Jul 14, 2024What if blogging wasn't such a big deal?
The Oscars 2024: My Predictions
Published Mar 9, 2024Looking back on a great year in cinema.
What I learned writing twenty posts
Published Sep 29, 2023Looking back over a productive month of Pressing Publish
Organisation begets organisation
Published Sep 28, 2023The Ideal Week can free up more time for the activities that really matter
Vary your perspective
Published Sep 25, 2023Looking at a problem from multiple angles can guide you towards breakthroughs
Buy good pens
Published Sep 24, 2023Invest in the things that matter most to you
Back in the saddle
Published Sep 23, 2023It feels good to build some momentum on a dev hobby project
Use Obsidian to track your work history
Published Sep 22, 2023Keeping track of important details shouldn't be relegated to your CV
Use Obsidian to track recommendations
Published Sep 20, 2023Movies, books, podcasts? They all go in Obsidian!
"Posts", "Notes" and "Articles"
Published Sep 18, 2023Using different forms of writing to achieve different goals
Why I make my own granola
Published Sep 17, 2023Small rituals can reinforce your identity
Bad Ketchup
Published Sep 16, 2023There's a better version out there for whoever wants to go find it
They Can't All Be Winners
Published Sep 13, 2023There's a big gap between average and best
Outputs don't scale with inputs
Published Sep 12, 2023Small actions can have a big impact
Really Slow Syndication
Published Sep 10, 2023Get more from RSS by reading less
Blocking Choice
Published Sep 9, 2023One Weird Trick to be happier and more productive
Finish As You Mean To Go On
Published Sep 7, 2023Looking back on an unexpectedly positive last day at Infogrid
Bad Day Goal-Setting
Published Sep 6, 2023If you want your new habit to stick, set a goal that you can achieve even on a bad day.
Who Am I?
Published Sep 4, 2023Diving right into one of the biggest questions, to explore some notions of the self.
This Barcode Makes Me Feel Like an Idiot
Published Sep 3, 2023When a design flaw affects everyday interactions, the user ends up feeling stupid.
Small Things Worth Writing About
Published Sep 2, 2023Ideas that may or may not have legs, so that I don't start from a blank page every day
New Blog-innings
Published Sep 1, 2023Kicking off a daily blogging challenge for the month of September
Why am I not writing?
Published Aug 28, 2023Examining why my writing output hasn't met expectations through a Five Whys post-mortem.
The Uncanny Valley of a European City Break
Published May 1, 2023Why the traffic lights were a surprise highlight of a recent trip to Dublin.
The First Post
Published Jan 15, 2023Why this site exists, and what to expect from future posts.