Do you ever find yourself reading through the comments on a YouTube video or blog post? Sometimes I feel like every other comment should start with, “I didn’t actually watch your video, but…” because so many commenters (even excluding those that are clearly spam) don’t seem to have been looking at the same content I […]
On Notifications and Productivity: Hint, They’re Not Peanut Butter and Jelly
What sound does your computer make when you receive an email? Your phone, does it vibrate, play a little melody (are you still rocking out to an mp3 ringtone)? Can you hear that sound in your mind right now? Whatever the sound is for you, it likely elicits a Pavlovian response, a slight dopamine boost […]
Writer’s Block: How to move beyond “I don’t know what to write.”
Thoughts from Theo: Beware the law of diminishing returns
Celebrating Small Victories: Like Twelve Consecutive Blog Posts
Understanding Happiness: Goals and Achievement
Dvorak Experiment Week 0: I Contain Multitudes
I recently (like just a few days ago recently) wrote about how Qwerty vs Dvorak isn’t really a productive discussion when it comes to writing. Because typing is only one, somewhat insignificant aspect of the process, if you even type at all. But then I wrote yesterday about the Five Karate Moves for Success, and […]
On inertia and mowing: Time as an enemy
What helps your writing most: Qwerty vs Dvorak
In a podcast I was listening to recently, the guest was asked about the Dvorak keyboard and why he thought it was the only way to type (he’s a programmer). I have researched the Dvorak vs Qwerty layout in the past, but at the time, most recommendations were for getting an entirely new keyboard, and […]