A World Without Email by Cal Newport is only £0.99 in the UK today. Yes, I bought it.
This week’s Learn Create Share newsletter is winging its way to everyone who is subscribed. Really pleased with this one especially the creative challenge.
Sometimes I think that enterprise is “move slow and break things”.
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Do a rep
I’ve been skipping my reps.
No, not weightlifting or machines at the gym, hand lettering and calligraphy. A couple of years back I discovered calligraphy was a fantastic way to deal with the stress and overthinking I was struggling with. The intense focus it required help me block out the world and just engage with a task.
At a point in my life when I was really struggling with purpose, calligraphy helped me just create. It also had the benefit of making my sketchnotes a smidge more beautiful.
Well after half a year or so life started getting in the way and I stopped doing my regular practice.
Fast-forward to today and I rarely do a calligraphy practice or try to copy a hand lettering design (they are not the same thing by the way). Instead I tend to jump in to trying to make my own original design or sketchnote. While there’s nothing wrong with either activity, I haven’t improved and have possibly even gone backwards a bit.
It’s like a football player who doesn’t spend time doing their drills but just plays practice games. Sure, they’ll get better at some aspects but they would improve more with some drills too.
So I’ve found some old hand lettering designs and I’m going to do some practice again.
Google: Don’t be evil Also Google: no, sorry. You can’t quit chrome like every other app. You have to HOLD those keys down. Why? Well it’s certainly not because we want you to accidental keep chrome running in the background.
I think I’ve finally got to grips with making American pancakes.
A bit of hand lettering to relax this evening. Haven’t tried this in ages. Time lapse on Instagram.
Someone in krakow is selling a gr iii. It’s a good thing I don’t have the cash at hand for this. But maybe. Nah. Then again…
I’ve fallen in love with reading children’s stories to my daughter. For a while she refused to let daddy read to her (only mummy) but now I might be her favourite. We got a set of Dr Seus stories from an American school that was closing down and now I can almost read Fox in Socks without tripping up (luke luck is still a bit tricky). At times I wish I had a bit more time for myself, but I know I will look back on these moments with greater fondness than if I had spent another hour reading grown up books.
🔗 Eric Carle Very Hungry Caterpillar author dies aged 91 - BBC News
🔗 Eric Carle: Very Hungry Caterpillar author dies aged 91 - BBC News
In 2019, he told the BBC why he thought the story endured for five decades. “For many years, my publisher and editor and I did not know the reason for The Very Hungry Caterpillar being so popular,” he said. “But over time, I’ve come to feel that it is a book of hope. And it is this hopeful feeling that has made it a book readers of all ages enjoy and remember.”
I remember reading Eric’s books as a child and it was a joy to introduce my daughter to them. The style of his graphics has stuck with me since then. I’m sure he has just gone into his cocoon now and will emerge again as a beautiful butterfly.
Really excited to have a scholarship for the LYT workshop. Really excited to upgrade my PKM approach and perhaps learn some obsidian tricks too.
I’m trying to get better at cultivating an “improve approach to life” especially with my daughter. When she wants to do something I want to reply with “Yes, and…" not “no, but…".
Netflix Reportedly Hiring Executive For Expansion Into Video Games
🔗 Netflix Reportedly Hiring Executive For Expansion Into Video Games
In a report released by The Information, we’ve found out that Netflix has approached several veteran game industry executives regarding their want to expand into video games, though we are not yet sure which executives. Despite the lack of specifics, we do know that Netflix is considering offering a bundle of games that would be similar to Apple’s online subscription.
That’s pretty interesting. Netflix expanding into other verticals now to provide a comprehensive package seems like a great business move for them and would be appealing as a consumer. Apple Arcade never really got me.
I remember someone on here sharing about an environmentally conscious webhost (that was also a reasonable rate). I’ve been trying to find them again but can’t be certain which is the correct host.
The latest edition of the Learn Create Share newsletter is out with a new creative challenge and a couple of articles.
Yesterday, I used my iPad and Apple pencil to erase and paint items in Pixelmator Pro. I really love this little feature. I’ve tried wacom tablets in the past but this is better (but a bit laggy wirelessly).
What Obsidian theme are you using? I’m using
I notice some people will go to great lengths to explain the technical reason for a problem when really what’s needed is
- Did you follow the established procedure?
- Why didn’t the procedure prevent this issue?
- How can the procedure be changed to prevent this issue in the future?
I’m not sure if they don’t understand that, or if they know they didn’t follow the process and they are trying to cover their backs.