Finite feeds and friendly friction
How a little road bump in your iPhone nudges you to make more deliberate decisions on where you spend your time.
More issues
Social media, algorithms, user control, and server costs
What I want is better control over the algorithms, both on a general level and also access to some settings to fine-tune how they perform.
Tinkering with tools is not necessarily procrastination
You have to practice to become better. And trying out tools – be it features you are not using in your current one or exploring something completely new – is a way to practice.
Put a personal domain name under the Christmas tree
Online services come and go. A personal domain name is there for as long as you want it to be.
You need Readwise Reader as your digital read-it-later service
Open tabs, mails sent to yourself, printed papers. For articles you want to read, there is a better option: Readwise Reader.
Three thoughts on Tana
On freeform structure, complexity, and data portability.
Obsidian plugins and future proof notes
Obsidian plugins help with different parts of your knowledge work, and with different kinds of notes. Understanding those differences can help when deciding what plugins to use, and how.
Readwise is the plumbing your highlights and annotations need
In 2020, I found out about Readwise. And so far, it solves all three challenges with annotating and making highlights.
What is the exit plan for your notes?
I'm willing to sacrifice both features and UX for the longevity of my notes collection. And right now, I only find longevity in locally stored markdown files, text files that can be opened in any text editor on any device.
In a data-driven world, data theft is not your only concern
For most people, “IT security” is a cat and mouse game between hackers and security experts. Hackers want to steal information, while security experts try to stop the attempted thefts. But in reality, data integrity is often just as – or even more – important as making sure it’s not stolen.