Had some issues with hard drive space and final cut but now my new intro to sketchnote course/video is exporting!
It's good enough for me
I’ve been finishing a little review of my new camera and I had a realisation. As I wrote about the mobile app, which is far greater than my previous camera, I realised that there are other cameras which are supposed to have superior apps. I’m sure they do and I might even like and use those extra function. Still, this camera is an improvement and in the ways I needed. While it may not be the best, it’s good enough for me. I don’t want to dampen my enjoyment by comparing it to the best.
The same is probably true of my mechanical keyboard (an Anne Pro 2 with Kalih white box switches). It’s probably not as good as some of these ridiculously expensive keyboards but it’s also probably good enough for me.
You bar for “Good enough" may be different (especially in different fields) but knowing that mark (and not getting caught up in someone else’s definition) is really important.
I took my key caps off to clean my keyboard this morning. I’ve had it for a year. It was so disgusting that I’m not sharing a photo.
Me last week: Well, I think I’m finally done with notion. Obsidian just seems the right fit for me. I don’t really need notions databases, trello boards etc. One week later… @CM : Would Notion be a better tool for this Me: … yes.
I’ve discovered mechnical keyboard subreddits and custom keycaps… This is not a good path.
Inspired by @gr36 this is my circle of app upgrades. It also applied to tech hardware (who needs a stand alone camera?) abs most other areas of my life really.
I shared this on Twitter yesterday.
I call it the circle of moans.
It’s why I listen to fewer tech podcasts and avoid commenting even when they annoy me.
Anyone had any experience with Keychron keyboards or Ducky? I’m wondering about getting a 75% keyboard instead of my 60% Anne pro.
Every time I try to paste text without formatting on windows is a pain.
And I do this a lot.
SO very excited after today’s thinking buddy chat with @CM I’ve got some more work to do for Sketchnote Classroom and maybe a very cool top secret joint project. :)
ME: Okay, let’s do some work on a side project The resistance: Or you could spend another hour debating its name (an hour later) Me: What? I spent an hour thinking about a thing instead of doing it, what a waste of time. The resistance: mission accomplished.
My job is to put out fires.
I’ve had this thought for a while that my job is
- Make a plan and start working on it in the morning.
- Spend the whole of the morning finding out that the plan has changed and there are ten new things to do.
- Adapt plan and work on the new most urgent tasks.
- Wake up the next morning and repeat.
It annoyed me that people would continually start fires and then leave me (and the rest of the team) to put them out, but I realised today that we get paid to put those fires out fast and get a new plan in place soon.
Don't repeat the subheadline
A terrible blogging writing mistake (I hold my hand up and admit that I do it all the time) is to restate a subheadline as the first sentence of that section.
Here’s an example Subheading: What’s good about (topic) First sentence: There are many good aspects of (topic) which we should consider.
It’s pointless and waffle.
Let’s get into the heart of the topic or at least provide some extra information.
Again, I do it all the time but that’s part of the value of editing.
Qanon believers “How’s that stormy-changey thing working out for ya?”
One site or two? And which name?!?
For a while I’ve wondered about combining my two sites Sketchnote Classroom and Learn Create Share into one site.
Reasons
- I want to focus on one site, not two.
- There is a lot of overlap between the two. They are both about creativity.
- I share sketchnotes on different topics on LCS so almost all the content is sketchnote based really.
The reason I started LCS was to encourage myself to share more sketchnotes (and content) that weren’t about sketchnoting but other topics. The only issue I have is that Sketchnote classroom is very clearly about sketchnoting and solves a very clear problem for people (using sketchnotes to learn…and learning how to sketchnote) whereas LCS is a lot less well defined (It’s a process… that is good?).
Why does it matter?
I’m getting ready to launch some new stuff (updated courses and something very special) and so I’m wondering if I should merge the two sites. I have thought about merging them into LCS but part of me thinks it is more sensible to merge them into Sketchnote classroom (I have a clearly message and better SEO).
What do you think?
I’d love your thoughts. Which name is better (in your opinion)? OR do you think I should stick with both!
Selling a camera. Someone offered me a lower figure (after I had already dropped the price). I help my ground and replied that I wouldn’t lower the price as it was a good price already AND I was offering X extras. They just replied that it’s fine and they will pay the asking price. I think that’s both a lessons for me as a buyer of second hand things (people will often want to take a lower price) and how to respond (point to value).
But this means it will be time to say goodbye to my x100t. 😢
It wasn’t I who spilt the coffee. It was antifa. I can’t understand your confusion. I know they were dressed up like me and acting just like me and I have said that I’m clumsy and might spill coffee, but the person who actually did the thing was antifa.
Two pronoun questions
Question about non-binary people who use the pronouns they/them. How do verbs conjugate? They is or they are? I’ve wondered about that for a while but never got around to asking.
Secondary question for Americans. Companies are generally referred to as individuals (Apple is making…) would you say “They (the company) haven’t paid yet.” surely not “It hasn’t paid yet.”?
I just discovered I missed a call I was supposed to attend… what if… what if I didn’t have to attend all these calls… what if that meeting could be an email…