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The little ones. The thoughts and comments which are low friction and created in a heartbeat as they occur.

I have set myself one goal this year: read one page of a book per day.

I love reading. It relaxes me in a way that nothing else does, and yet I don’t read as often as I would like. Reviewing Book Tracker the other day I noticed there were 3 months when I only read a book two or three times (June, September, and November), those were months which I could’ve benefited from reading more in as they were particularly busy or stressful at work. So I’m resolving to set up a simple habit to make sure when those kinds of months arrive I do not forget to do something which will help me.

One page seems a bit low, you might be asking why not say one chapter instead? I know myself. One page is doable. One page doesn’t feel hard when the whole day is jam packed. One page is also unlikely to be where I will stop. Once I’ve read one page I will want to at least finish the chapter and I will probably end up reading more. That’s not the aim though. One page per day. That’s doable. That’s enough to build a habit of picking up a book every day.

I wish I could share this post with a few people, it baffles me how people get away with such excuses and show no desire to close their skill gaps.

Alan Jacobs documents a similar thought process I am going through after the recents stories of being locked out of an Apple account through no fault of your own. I already rely on .txt or .md files most things but I will be following Alan’s lead to get my photos backed up locally.

There is little contention that writing is a useful tool when working, whether the purpose of that work is recalling, assimilating, collating, constructing or critiquing. This is an essay examining not whether notes should be taken, but how.

A wonderful read about note-making and finding the right approach for how you work. I think it made me realise why I struggle to keep a habit going with apps like Obsidian. They imply a pressure to make notes which I don’t need, and which takes away the fun.

Edit: I also love the design of this personal site! Delightful.

This whole episode is making me rethink my move from 1Password to Apple Passwords and my whole backup system. Such a scary situation, I hope he is able to regain access to his Apple account soon.

There is a blog I have been reading for many years, on the whole the posts are interesting and enjoyable, but they have developed this tendency to constantly refer to “the genocide Israel is committing” and it tars an otherwise good blog. They are entitled to say what they want, but that particular statement is baseless and an outright lie. I find myself now questioning why I keep the feed in my RSS.

First ever session with a personal trainer this morning. Enjoyed it. I will be healthier next year.