Announcement: My Writing Has Moved Away From Substack

It's business as usual; only the location is different

Sep 21, 2024

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March 2024

PTPL 096: Content Over Tools, Files Over Apps, Internal Observation Over External Inspiration

Also — Cal Newport’s plan.txt, and the Plus, Minus Next method

Mar 18, 2024

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PTPL 095: Markdown Smart Bookmarks, Portable and Plugin Free

With a case study on embedded queries for language learning

Mar 11, 2024

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PTPL 094: The Joy of Playing in a Focused, Offline Digital Garden

Plus: How block references in Obsidian can still be part of an app-agnostic workflow

Mar 4, 2024

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February 2024

PTPL 093: Projects With a Code Name Work Better Than Those Without

Plus: How I learned to move between Obsidian Sync vaults on iOS without stuffing things up

Feb 26, 2024

I'll Be Saying No to Setapp's New AI Subscription Tiers

Though I concede AI can sometimes be helpful for language learning

Feb 22, 2024

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PTPL 092: 3 Friction Points in the One Big Text File Experiment, (Mostly) Solved

And how Drafts can be a one-stop plain text inbox — but should it?

Feb 19, 2024

PTPL 091: I'm Using One Big Text File in Obsidian as a Digital Bullet Journal

It's a perfect companion to my discbound paper notebook

Feb 12, 2024

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PTPL 090: Your Daily Note Can Help You Ask Great Questions (and Get Great Answers)

Plus—My Bullet Journal has migrated to a discbound book, and it’s AWESOME

Feb 5, 2024

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January 2024

PTPL 089: Thoughts on the Pleasant Alliance Between Paper and Plain Text Notes

Plus— Why perfect productivity doth not a happy person make

Jan 29, 2024

PTPL 088: Time to Inventory Your Inboxes, and the Routines That Help You Process Them

FYI I still use Drafts daily, but it’s no longer an inbox

Jan 22, 2024

PTPL 087: Hyperlinked PDFs Now Work in the Nebo iPad App!

Plus - Bullet journals and Obsidian are my two sources of truth

Jan 15, 2024